He who cannot command himself should obey. And many can command themselves, but much is still lacking before they can obey themselves.

The more a person indulges himself the less others are willing to indulge him.

Assuming that we have trained our imagination to denounce the past, we will not suffer much from unfulfilled wishes.

One repays a teacher badly if one always remains nothing but a pupil.

I too have been in the underworld, as was Odysseus, and I will often be there again; not only sheep have I sacrificed so as to beable to speak with a few dead souls, but neither have I spared my own blood as well.

The most dangerous follower is the one whose defection would destroy the whole party: hence, the best follower.

When marrying, ask yourself this question: Do you believe that you will be able to converse well with this person into your old age? Everything else in marriage is transitory.