Appear to know only this--never to fail nor fall.

Whoever does not regard what he has as most ample wealth, is unhappy, though he be master of the world.

If you seek Truth, you will not seek to gain a victory by every possible means; and when you have found Truth, you need not fear being defeated.

When we name things correctly, we comprehend them correctly, without adding information or judgements that aren't there. Does someone bathe quickly? Don't say be bathes poorly, but quickly. Name the situation as it is, don't filter it through your judgments. Give your assent only to that which is actually true.

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.

No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.

What disturbs and alarms man are not the things, but his opinions and fancies about the things.