The beauty of the soul shines out when a man bears with composure one heavy mischance after another, not because he does not feel them, but because he is a man of high and heroic temper.

The soul suffers when the body is diseased or traumatized, while the body suffers when the soul is ailing.

The law is reason unaffected by desire.

. . . Political society exists for the sake of noble actions, and not of mere companionship.

It is our actions and the soul's active exercise of its functions that we posit (as being Happiness).

All men by nature desire to know. An indication of this is the delight we take in our senses; for even apart from their usefulness they are loved for themselves...

Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives - choice, not chance, determines your destiny.