Were you to live three thousand years, or even thirty thousand, remember that the sole life which a man can lose is that which he is living at the moment; and furthermore, that he can have no other life except the one he loses.

The wise man sees in the misfortune of others what he should avoid.

Adapt yourself to the life you have been given; and truly love the people with whom destiny has surrounded you.

Art thou angry with him whose armpits stink? Art thou angry with him whose mouth smells foul?

It is in your power to withdraw yourself whenever you desire. Perfect tranquility within consists in the good ordering of the mind, the realm of your own.

The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.

The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.