https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epictetus

Subject to change without notice, of course. Moreover, I am not a strict follower of anybody. I do swap in thinking from other schools as it suits me.

For every ailment under the sun
There is a remedy, or there is none;
If there be one, try to find it;
If there be none, never mind it.
–W.W. Bartley, American philosopher (1934 – 1990)

If there’s a remedy when trouble strikes,
What reason is there for dejection?
And if there is no help for it,
What use is there in being glum?
–Shantideva, Indian Buddhist scholar (8th-century)

I think Stoicism in its proper form is the most fundamentally male philosophy, seeing as it puts reason and nature over frivolous and unhelpful emotional concerns. It has specific practical applications, unlike other philosophies where people spend their time pondering idle theories. It’s something which can be used in everyday scenarios, even something as simple as waiting in line at the bank (If I feel bored at having to wait, I remind myself that I have no control over the situation, and that the line will move when it’s ready, completely independent of my feelings. Therefore, it’s pointless to feel bored or frustrated, because those feelings will have no affect on the outcome, so I might as well discard those emotions and stop letting the situation annoy me).

It is not the situation itself which bugs you, it is your reaction to the situation; a reaction which you can change. It sounds crazy at first, but you really can stop feeling a certain way – at will – given enough practice.

Everyone man should read Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations, Seneca’s letters, and Epictetus’ Enchiridion, even people who usually have no time for philosophy.

my favorite Philosopher from the ancient times is Seneca.
He did impress me since I heard about him at School, because I didn’t like School and an excerpt of Seneca was :

Non vitae, sed scholae discimus – We are learning for School, not for Life.
He said this because he was annoyed about the way how philosophy was teached in roman schools.

Me teachers always told us kids this excerpt but they invertet the sense and it became to a misquotation.

Non scholae, sed vitae discimus – We are learning for Life, not for School. I always had the feeling that Seneca is right not my teachers. Just one more reason not to like School, lol.

Seneca also wrote a book called On the shortness of Life , which I found will saying that life is long enough when you are doing the things you like and do it in a proper way, just like going your own way.

Another favorite Philosopher of mine from the newer age is Balthasar Gracia´n. He wrote amongst other things a Pocket-Oracle and art of Prudence. In this book are 300 short recommendations which i randomly reading. It is really Prudence.
CHEERS!!!

-Diogenes

+ 1 for Sun Tzu the original philoshical warrior.