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.

The people have a right to the truth as they have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

And have you not received faculties which will enable you to bear all that happens to you? Have you not received greatness of spirit? Have you not received courage? Have you not received endurance?

It were no slight attainment could we merely fulfil what the nature of man implies.

If thy brother wrongs thee, remember not so much his wrong-doing, but more than ever that he is thy brother.

What matters most is what sort of person you are becoming. Wise individuals care only about whom they are today and who they can be tomorrow.

What is it that every man seeks? To be secure, to be happy, to do what he pleases without restraint and without compulsion.