When you want to hear a philosopher, do not say, 'You say nothing to me'; only show yourself worthy or fit to hear, and then you will see how you will move the speaker.

People are not disturbed by things, but by the view they take of them.

No man is free who is not master of himself... Is freedom anything else than the power of living as we choose?

We all carry the seeds of greatness within us, but we need an image as a point of focus in order that they may sprout.

If a man is unhappy, remember that his unhappiness is his own fault, for God made all men to be happy.

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

Never say about anything, "I have lost it," but only "I have given it back." Is your child dead? It has been given back. Is your wife dead? She has been returned.