Remember that all is opinion. For what was said by the Cynic Monimus is manifest: and manifest too is the use of what was said, if a man receives what may be got out of it as far as it is true.

Humans have come into being for the sake of each other, so either teach them, or learn to bear them.

Men seek out retreats for themselves in the country, by the seaside, on the moutains . . . But all this is unphilosophical to the last degree . . . when thou canst at a moment's notice retire into thyself.

Body. Soul. Mind. Sensations: the body. Desires: the soul. Reasoning: the mind.

Consider when thou art much vexed or grieved, that man's life is only a moment, and after a short time we are all laid out dead.

Reflect often upon the rapidity with which all existing things, or things coming into existence, sweep past us and are carried away.

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love ... then make that day count!