It is unlikely that the good of a snail should reside in its shell: so is it likely that the good of a man should?
Confident because of our caution
If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
Difficulty shows what men are.
Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within our control, and some things are not.
If a person had delivered up your body to some passer-by, you would certainly be angry. And do you feel no shame in delivering up your own mind to any reviler, to be disconcerted and confounded?