Is any man afraid of change? Why what can take place without change? What then is more pleasing or more suitable to the universal nature?

Happiness is no other than soundness and perfection of mind.

What springs from earth dissolves to earth again, and heaven-born things fly to their native seat.

Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?

To no man make yourself a boon companion: Your joy will be less but less will be your grief

It is right that man should love those who have offended him. He will do so when he remembers that all men are his relations, and that it is through ignorance and involuntarily that they sin,--and then we all die so soon.

Thou art a little soul bearing about a corpse.