Is freedom anything else than the power of living as we choose? Nothing else. Tell me then, you men, do you wish to live in error? We do not. No one who lives in error is free. Do you wish to live in fear? Do you wish to live in sorrow? Do you wish to live in tension? By no means. No one who is in a state of fear or sorrow or tension is free, but whoever is delivered from sorrows or fears or anxieties, he is at the same time also delivered from servitude.

Be careful to leave your sons well instructed rather than rich, for the hopes of the instructed are better than the wealth of the ignorant.

Don't be concerned with other people's impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone will strengthen your will and give your life coherence.

If a man is unhappy, remember that his unhappiness is his own fault, for God made all men to be happy.

What is it that every man seeks? To be secure, to be happy, to do what he pleases without restraint and without compulsion.

The good or ill of a man lies within his own will.

If one oversteps the bounds of moderation, the greatest pleasures cease to please.