Shall I show you the sinews of a philosopher? What sinews are those? - A will undisappointed; evils avoided; powers daily exercised; careful resolutions; unerring decisions.

It is not a demonstration of kindness or friendship to the people we care about to join them in indulging in wrongheaded, negative feelings. We do a better service to ourselves and others by remaining detached and avoiding melodramatic reactions.

It’s time to stop being vague. If you wish to be an extraordinary person, if you wish to be wise, then you should explicitly identify the kind of person you aspire to become.

Practice yourself, for heaven's sake, in little things, and thence proceed to greater.

The universe is but one great city, full of beloved ones, divine and human, by nature endeared to each other.

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

A ship should not be held by a single anchor; neither should life depend upon a single hope.