Not to waste time on nonsense. Not to be taken in by conjurors and hoodoo artists with their talk about incantations and exorcism and all the rest of it. Not to be obsessed with quail-fighting or other crazes like that.

Men despise one another and flatter one another; and men wish to raise themselves above one another, and crouch before one another.

Hast thou reason? I have. Why then dost not thou use it? For if this does its own work, what else dost thou wish?

Each day provides its own gifts.

Everything is in a state of metamorphosis. Thou thyself art in everlasting change and in corruption to correspond; so is the whole universe.

From the philosopher Catulus, never to be dismissive of a friend's accusation, even if it seems unreasonable, but to make every effort to restore the relationship to its normal condition.

Accustom yourself not to be disregarding of what someone else has to say: as far as possible enter into the mind of the speaker.