It is not things in themselves which trouble us, but our opinions of things.

We ought to flee the friendship of the wicked, and the enmity of the good.

Preach not to others what they should eat, but eat as becomes you and be silent.

In theory there is nothing to hinder our following what we are taught;but in life there are many things to draw us aside.

Don't just say you have read books. Show that through them you have learned to think better, to be a more discriminating and reflective person. Books are the training weights of the mind. They are very helpful, but it would be a bad mistake to suppose that one has made progress simply by having internalized their contents." Translation by Sharon Lebell

What is death? A scary mask. Take it off-see, it doesn't bite.

Shall I show you the sinews of a philosopher? What sinews are those? - A will undisappointed; evils avoided; powers daily exercised; careful resolutions; unerring decisions.