Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.

Reason is not measured by size or height, but by principle.

The pleasure which we most rarely experience gives us greatest delight.

Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.

If I was a nightingale I would sing like a nightingale; if a swan, like a swan. But since I am a rational creature my role is to praise God.

If anyone is unhappy, remember that his unhappiness is his own fault... Nothing else is the cause of anxiety or loss of tranquility except our own opinion.

Do not strive for things occurring to occur as you wish, but wish the things occurring as they occur, and you will flow well.