Don't regard what anyone says of you, for this, after all, is no concern of yours.

An ignorant person is inclined to blame others for his own misfortune. To blame oneself is proof of progress. But the wise man never has to blame another or himself.

It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.

It was the first and most striking characteristic of Socrates never to become heated in discourse, never to utter an injurious or insulting word -- on the contrary, he persistently bore insult from others and thus put an end to the fray.

Give yourself fully to your endeavors. Decide to construct your character through excellent actions and determine to pay the price of a worthy goal. The trials you encounter will introduce you to your strengths.

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

It is impossible that happiness, and yearning for what is not present, should ever be united.