No man is hurt but by himself.
The mob is the mother of tyrants.
Calumny is only the noise of madmen.
No man is hurt but by himself. ...Literally by how he interprets what happens to him. If he focusses on how it could have been better, he will be hurt. If he focusses on how it could have been worse, he will be happy. The same is true for women too.
The only way to gall and fret effectively is for yourself to be a good and honest man.
The sacrifice of Diogenes to all the gods.