Bid a singer in a chorus, Know Thyself; and will he not turn for the knowledge to the others, his fellows in the chorus, and to his harmony with them?

In the long run, every man will pay the penalty for this own misdeeds.

The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.

It is better to die of hunger having lived without grief and fear, than to live with a troubled spirit, amid abundance

Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within our control, and some things are not. It is only after you have faced up to this fundamental rule and learned to distinguish between what you can and can't control that inner tranquility and outer effectiveness become possible.

Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.

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?