The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.

Do not seek to bring things to pass in accordance with your wishes, but wish for them as they are, and you will find them.

If you seek truth you will not seek victory by dishonorable means, and if you find truth you will become invincible.

Neither the victories of the Olympic Games nor those achieved in battles make the man happy. The only victories that make him happy are those achieved against himself. Temptations and tests are combats. You have beaten one, two, many times; still fight. If you defeat at last you will be happy your entire life, as if you have always defeated.

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

It were no slight attainment could we merely fulfil what the nature of man implies.

Embrace reality. Think about what delights you - the small luxuries on which you depend, the people whom you cherish most. But remember that they have their own distinct character, which is quite a separate matter from how we happen to regard them.