Seneca the Younger Quotes

...I felt fear enter the halls of my mind, but I didn't give it the keys to every room.

You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside.

There's this idea that, 'All I have at the end of the day is my mind.' That's the only thing you can control. I believe that.

I am not driven.

I won't allow myself to have tremendous fear.

I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.

You can't let your personal disposition be dictated by the world around you.

I can choose to be happy, or choose to be miserable every day - waiting until I die.

There's a lot around us that we can't control, but my body, my mind, and my soul are pretty much the only things that I can.

That which is around me does not affect my mood; my mood affects that which is around me.

Conquer your mind and conquer the world.

You are free to smile in the midst of massive tests and challenges, knowing that you have chosen to play this game, and that you have dominion over all the appearances of earth.

Your mental attitude is your motivation and your inspiration.

Morale is the state of mind. It is steadfastness and courage and hope.

I say 'Out' to every negative thought that comes to my mind. No person, place, or thing has any power over me, for I am the only thinker in my mind. I create my own reality and everyone in it.

The cause of happiness and the solution to our problems do not lie in knowledge of material things. Happiness and suffering are states of mind, and so their main causes cannot be found outside the mind. If we want to be truly happy and free from suffering, we must learn how to control our mind.

Faith is a way of going within and creating a sense of control over one's life at any given moment.

We are the creators of our own happiness and suffering, for everything originates in the mind.

Your mind is your invisible talisman. The letters PMA (positive mental attitude) are emblazoned on one side, and NMA (negative mental attitude) on the other. These are powerful forces.

Act the way you WANT to feel.

My war brought me many things; let yours bring you as much. Life is not to be told, call it as loud as you like, it will not tell itself. No one will be much or little except in someone else's mind, so be careful of the minds you get into, and remember Lady Macbeth, who had her mind in her hand. We can't all be as safe as that.

Who decides whether you shall be happy or unhappy? You do!

Hope is not attached to outcomes but is a state of mind.

Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power.

You must grow in patience when you meet with great wrongs, and they will then be powerless to vex your mind.