If one oversteps the bounds of moderation, the greatest pleasures cease to please.

Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.

The cause of all human evils is the not being able to apply general principles to special cases.

Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within our control, and some things are not.

You ought to choose both physician and friend, not the most agreeable, but the most useful.

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

Lampis the ship owner, on being asked how he acquired his great wealth, replied, My great wealth was acquired with no difficulty, but my small wealth, my first gains, with much labor.