Now the greatest external good we should assume to be the thing which we offer as a tribute to the gods, and which is most coveted by men of high station, and is the prize awarded for the noblest deeds; and such a thing is honor, for honor is clearly the greatest of external goods.

For any two portions of fire, small or great, will exhibit the same ratio of solid to void; but the upward movement of the greater is quicker than that of the less, just as the downward movement of a mass of gold or lead, or of any other body endowed with weight, is quicker in proportion to its size.

It is the repeated performance of just and temperate actions that produces virtue.

The man who is truly good and wise will bear with dignity whatever fortune sends, and will always make the best of his circumstances.

We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the right manner at the right moment and for the right length of time.

Freedom is obedience to self-formulated rules.

Injustice results as much from treating unequals equally as from treating equals unequally.