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

Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him.

To know that you do not know and to be willing to admit that you do not know without sheepishly apologizing is real strength and sets the stage for learning and progress in any endeavor.

We are not to give credit to the many, who say that none ought to be educated but the free; but rather to the philosophers, who say that the well-educated alone are free.

If you do not wish to be prone to anger, do not feed the habit; give it nothing which may tend to its increase. At first, keep quiet and count the days when you were not angry: "I used to be angry every day, then every other day: next, every two, then every three days!" and if you succeed in passing thirty days, sacrifice to the gods in thanksgiving.

The flourishing life cannot be achieved until we moderate our desires and see how superficial and fleeting they are.

If you see anybody wail and complain, call him a slave, though he be clad in purple.