Thetis, crying bitterly to her son Achilles:

“Alas! Oh my son, Why did I bear you and raise you only for misfortune? You should have stayed by your ship without tears and laments, for your destiny draws near and your life is to be far too short. Today, of all the men in the world, you are both the one who must die the soonest and the most sorrowfully. Since the day you were born in my palace that has been your unfortunate fate. Nonetheless, I shall go to the snowy peaks of Olympus to speak to Zeus, lightning-thrower, of your wish. Stay here for now, near your swift vessel, and nurse your anger. Guard your furor and cease to fight. For yesterday Zeus left over the ocean, to visit the Æthiopians and share a magnificent banquet. All the gods have accompanied him …”’

Homer: Iliad 1.413-24

“Hold fast and hold back”
Anekhou kai apekhou

Stoic’s motto