If you would cure anger, do not feed it. Say to yourself: 'I used to be angry every day; then every other day; now only every third or fourth day.' When you reach thirty days offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the gods.

Covetousness like jealousy, when it has taken root, never leaves a person, but with their life. Cowardice is the dread of what will happen.

Any one thing in the creation is sufficient to demonstrate a Providence to a humble and grateful mind.

Make it your business to draw out the best in others by being an exemplar yourself.

It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.

Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.

It is the sign of a dull mind to dwell upon the cares of the body, to prolong exercise, eating and drinking and other bodily functions. These things are best done by the way; all your attention must be given to the mind.