I have to die. If it is now, well then I die now; if later, then now I will take my lunch, since the hour for lunch has arrived - and dying I will tend to later.

Bear in mind that you should conduct yourself in life as at a feast.

I am not eternity, but a man; a part of the whole, as an hour is of the day.

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

Whenever you are angry, be assured that it is not only a present evil, but that you have increased a habit.

It is unreasonable to think we can earn rewards without being willing to pay their true price. It is always our choice whether or not we wish to pay the price for life's rewards.

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