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

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

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.

You are a little soul carrying around a corpse.

To be getting an education means this: to be learning what is your own, and what is not your own.

Confidence in nonsense is a requirement for the creative process.

When we name things correctly, we comprehend them correctly, without adding information or judgements that aren't there. Does someone bathe quickly? Don't say be bathes poorly, but quickly. Name the situation as it is, don't filter it through your judgments. Give your assent only to that which is actually true.