matthias mcgeenus

“The knowledge of what is mine and what is not mine, what I can and cannot do. I must die. But must I die bawling? I must be exiled; but is there anything to keep me from going with a smile, calm and self-composed?”
― Epictetus, Discourses and Selected Writings

“It appears to me that wonder is the first of all the passions”
― René Descartes, The Passions of the Soul

“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

“Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose.”
― Yoda