"No retreat offers someone more quiet and relaxation than that into his own mind" (Meditations, Book 4: 3.1); (2) "remember this retreat into your own little territory within yourself. Above all no agonies, no tensions" (Meditations, Book 4: 3.4)
An essay title inspired by these quotes
The body paragraphs are based on quotes from The Epic of Gilgamesh, Marcus Maurelius, The Analects of Confucius, Bhagavad-gita