“Because you have chosen not to respect yourself, you have made your happiness subject to the opinions others have of you.”
(Book 2, Verse 6)
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
“Don’t throw any of yourself away. Don’t worry about a grand scheme or unified vision for your work. Don’t worry about unity—what unifies your work is the fact that you made it. One day, you’ll look back and it will all make sense.” - Austin Kleon
“My mouth shall speak wisdom; the meditation of my heart shall be understanding. I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will solve my riddle to the music of the [guitar].”
Psalms 49:3-4