Matthew Gindin on Moderation

I also began to feel the mood that comes from settling into any difficult discipline, a mixture of increased self-confidence, self-respect and a decrease in the kind of anxiety that results from not feeling able to rely on oneself.

~ Matthew Gindin / Tricycle

Buddha on Self-Mastery

“You are your only master. Who else could it be? Discipline yourself and discover your master.”

~ Buddha

Epictetus on Perseverance

“Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.”

~ Epictetus