Thou sufferest justly: for thou choosest rather to become good to-morrow than to be good to-day.

Nothing proceeds from nothingness, as also nothing passes away into non-existence.

How ridiculous not to flee from one's own wickedness, which is possible, yet endeavor to flee from another's which is not.

The offender needs pity, not wrath; those who must needs be corrected, should be treated with tact and gentleness; and one must be always ready to learn better. 'The best kind of revenge is, not to become like unto them.'

‎"Begin the morning by saying to thyself, I shall meet with the busy-body, the ungrateful, arrogant, deceitful, envious, unsocial

Be cheerful, also, and seek not external help, nor the peace which others give. A man must stand straight, and not be kept straight by others.

Look within, for within is the wellspring of virtue, which will not cease flowing, if you cease not from digging.