The sun shines even on the wicked.
Humanity is fortunate, because no man is unhappy except by his own fault.
Now we are not merely to stick knowledge on to the soul: we must incorporate it into her; the soul should not be sprinkled with knowledge but steeped in it.
Life is a gift of the immortal Gods, but living well is the gift of philosophy.
Epileptics know by signs when attacks are imminent and take precautions accordingly; we must do the same in regard to anger
Misfortune is the test of a person's merit.
Unblest is he who thinks himself unblest.
He that does good to another does good also to himself, not only in the consequence but in the very act. For the consciousness of well-doing is in itself ample reward.
Tranqility is a certain quality of mind, which no condition or fortune can either exalt or depress.
What-so-ever the mind has ordained for itself, it has achieved
A great, a good, and a right mind is a kind of divinity lodged in flesh, and may be the blessing of a slave as well as of a prince: it came from heaven, and to heaven it must return; and it is a kind of heavenly felicity, which a pure and virtuous mind enjoys, in some degree, even upon earth.
Nature has given us the seeds of knowledge, not knowledge itself.
Nothing is so bitter that a calm mind cannot find comfort in it.
Delay not; swift the flight of fortune's greatest favours.
The mind, unless it is pure and holy, cannot see God.
What view is one likely to take of the state of a person's mind when his speech is wild and incoherent and knows no constraint?
No one is laughable who laughs at himself.
Let us cherish and love old age; for it is full of pleasure, if you know how to use it. The best morsel is reserved for last.
Human affairs are like a chess-game: only those who do not take it seriously can be called good players. Life is like an earthen pot: only when it is shattered, does it manifest its emptiness.
The final hour when we cease to exist does not itself bring death; it merely of itself completes the death-process. We reach death at that moment, but we have been a long time on the way.
Shun no toil to make yourself remarkable by some talent or other; yet do not devote yourself to one branch exclusively. Strive to get clear notions about all. Give up no science entirely; for science is but one.
Do the best you can . . . enjoy the present . . . rest satisfied with what you have.
A well-governed appetite is a great part of liberty
The foremost art of Kings is the power to endure hatred.
Everything may happen.
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