On Freedom

No man is free who is not master of himself.

— Epictetus

Discourses

Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.

— Seneca

Letters from a Stoic 90.34

Only the educated are free.

— Epictetus

Discourses 2.1

Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.

— Epictetus

Discourses 4.1

Look well into thyself; there is a source of strength which will always spring up if thou wilt always look.

— Marcus Aurelius

Meditations 7.59

To live happily is an inward power of the soul.

— Marcus Aurelius

Meditations

Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.

— Marcus Aurelius

Meditations 4.3

Men seek retreats for themselves — the country, the shore, the hills — but it is always in thy power to retreat into thyself.

— Marcus Aurelius

Meditations 4.3

He who is brave is free.

— Seneca

Letters 26.10

No man is free who is a slave to the body.

— Seneca

Letters 92.33