You ought to choose both physician and friend, not the most agreeable, but the most useful.

The universe is but one great city, full of beloved ones, divine and human, by nature endeared to each other.

It doesn't take much to lose everything, just a little departure from reason

We must ever bear in mind --that apart from the will there is nothing good or bad, and that we must not try to anticipate or to direct events, but merely to accept them with intelligence.

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

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

The wise realize that some things are within their control, and most things are not. They learn early on to distinguish between what they can and can't regulate.