One that desires to excel should endeavor in those things that are in themselves most excellent.

What disturbs and alarms man are not the things, but his opinions and fancies about the things.

Don't be concerned who is watching you. The triumphs and merits of others belong to them - as do yours to you. Make the most of what you've got.

We ought to flee the friendship of the wicked, and the enmity of the good.

It's so simple really: If you say you're going to do something, do it. If you start something, finish it.

Men are not afraid of things, but of how they view them.

Against specious appearances we must set clear convictions, bright and ready for use. When death appears as an evil, we ought immediately to remember that evils are things to be avoided, but death is inevitable.