"The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things." ― Epictetus Topic(s): Happiness More From Epictetus "Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public." "No great thing is created suddenly." "We should not moor a ship with one anchor, or our life with one hope." More In Happiness "Happiness… consists in giving, and in serving others."― Henry Drummond "Dancing and running shake up the chemistry of happiness."― Mason Cooley "Wars spring from unseen and generally insignificant causes, the first outbreak being often but an explosion of anger."― Thucydides