Crows pick out the eyes of the dead, when the dead have no longer need of them; but flatterers mar the soul of the living, and her eyes they blind.

To adorn our characters by the charm of an amiable nature shows at once a lover of beauty and a lover of man.

No great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind.

You know yourself what you are worth in your own eyes; and at what price you will sell yourself. For men sell themselves at various prices. This is why, when Florus was deliberating whether he should appear at Nero's shows, taking part in the performance himself, Agrippinus replied, 'Appear by all means.' And when Florus inquired, 'But why do not you appear?' he answered, 'Because I do not even consider the question.'

The two powers which in my opinion constitute a wise man are those of bearing and forbearing.

It is your own convictions which compels you; that is, choice compels choice.

Never in any case say I have lost such a thing, but I have returned it. Is your child dead? It is a return. Is your wife dead? It is a return. Are you deprived of your estate? Is not this also a return?