Truth is a thing immortal and perpetual, and it gives to us a beauty that fades not away in time, nor does it take away the freedom of speech which proceeds from justice; but it gives to us the knowledge of what is just and lawful, separating from them the unjust and refuting them.

Lampis the ship owner, on being asked how he acquired his great wealth, replied, My great wealth was acquired with no difficulty, but my small wealth, my first gains, with much labor.

If a man is unhappy, remember that his unhappiness is his own fault, for God made all men to be happy.

You may fetter my leg, but Zeus himself cannot get the better of my free will.

It is better to advise than upbraid, for the one corrects the erring; the other only convicts them.

To the rational being only the irrational is unendurable, but the rational is endurable.

If you hear that someone is speaking ill of you, instead of trying to defend yourself you should say: 'He obviously does not know me very well, since there are so many other faults he could have mentioned.'