Sutta advice on obstacles and insults, similar to Epictetus' (Stoic) advice?

Lately, I have been reading (again!), more and more, the workings of the roman stoic philosopher Epictetus: and I think Buddhism and Epictetan Stoicism share a bunch of similarities; and I would now like to ask: **Are there any sutta references in how to deal with negative events?** If I may give you some examples of that Stoic advice: > - "If anyone tells you that a certain person speaks ill of you, do not make excuses about what is said of you but answer, "He was ignorant of my other faults, else he would not have mentioned these alone." - "Bear and forbear" - "What ought one to say then as each hardship comes? I was practising for this, I was training for this". - "If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid" I have missed this kind of advice in Buddhism: is there similar advice in Buddhism?