He is free who lives as he wishes to live; who is neither subject to compulsion nor to hindrance, nor to force; whose movements to action are not impeded, whose desires attain their purpose, and who does not fall into that which he would avoid.

Know you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the sake of having done right?

The two powers which in my opinion constitute a wise man are those of bearing and forbearing.

He who exercises wisdom exercises the knowledge which is about God.

To live a life of virtue, you have to become consistent, even when it isn't convenient, comfortable, or easy.

It’s time to stop being vague. If you wish to be an extraordinary person, if you wish to be wise, then you should explicitly identify the kind of person you aspire to become.

We all dread a bodily paralysis, and would make use of every contrivance to avoid it; but none of us is troubled about a paralysis of the soul.