We ought to flee the friendship of the wicked, and the enmity of the good.
Act your part with honor.
There is nothing good or evil save in the will.
If what charms you is nothing but abstract principles, sit down and turn them over quietly in your mind: but never dub yourself a Philosopher.
Circumstances don't make the man, they only reveal him to himself.
If you would be well spoken of, learn to be well-spoken; and having learnt to be well- spoken, strive also to be well-doing; so shall you succeed in being well spoken of.