The soul is characterized by these capacities; self-nutrition, sensation, thinking, and movement.

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

All that we do is done with an eye to something else.

People never know each other until they have eaten a certain amount of salt together.

The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life - knowing that under certain conditions it is not worthwhile to live.

For what one has to learn to do, we learn by doing.

Our actions determine our dispositions.