Be free from grief not through insensibility like the irrational animals, nor through want of thought like the foolish, but like a man of virtue by having reason as the consolation of grief.

Some of their faults men readily admit, but others not so readily.

We cannot choose our external circumstances, but we can always choose how we respond to them.

If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.

We are not to lead events, but to follow them.

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

Give yourself fully to your endeavors. Decide to construct your character through excellent actions and determine to pay the price of a worthy goal. The trials you encounter will introduce you to your strengths.