We need to learn how to enjoy things without feeling entitled to them and without clinging to themby Parker on TwosWe need to learn how to enjoy things without feeling entitled to them and without clinging to themEnjoy being the person you are, living the life you live, in the universe you inhabit. This is no small accomplishmentWe do not have the luxury of postponing our training; we must start it this very day“Always to seek to conquer myself rather than fortune, to change my desires rather than the established order, and generally to believe that nothing except our thoughts is wholly under our control, so that after we have done our best in external matters, what remains to be done is absolutely impossible, at least as far as we are concerned” - DescartesWhat makes insults painful is our interpretation of the insults rather than the insults themselves“A man is as wretched as he has convinced himself that he is” - SencaIf you refuse to let your inner self be conquered by your external circumstances, you are likely to have a good lifeOnly when we assume responsibility for our happiness will we have a resonable chance of gaining itIf you want to live a good life, live in accordance with natureSet our personal desires aside so we can do our duty to serve our fellow humansRather than working to fulfill whatever desires we find in our head, we need to work at preventing certain desires from forming and eliminating many of the desires that have formed