The soul's impurity consists in bad judgements, and purification consists in producing in it right judgements, and the pure soul is one which has right judgements, for this alone is proof against confusion and pollution in its functions.

Men are not troubled by things themselves, but by their thoughts about them

A soul that makes virtue its companion is like an over-flowing well, for it is clean and pellucid, sweet and wholesome, open to all, rich, blameless and indestructible.

Do not laugh much or often or unrestrainedly.

Contentment, as it is a short road and pleasant, has great delight and little trouble.

We all dread a bodily paralysis, and would make use of every contrivance to avoid it; but none of us is troubled about a paralysis of the soul.

Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.