Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.

To them that ask: Where hast thou seen the Gods, or how knowest thou certainly that there be Gods, that thou art so devout in their worship? I answer: Neither have I seen my own soul, and yet I respect and honor it.

Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be bitter: not, 'This is a misfortune' but 'To bear this worthily is good fortune.'

Our wills are ours, to make them Thine.

Adapt yourself to the things among which your lot has been cast and love sincerely the fellow creatures with whom destiny has ordained that you shall live.

Search men's governing principles, and consider the wise, what they shun and what they cleave to.

Neither worse then nor better is a thing made by being praised.