All things from eternity are of like forms and come round in circle.

A little flesh, a little breath, and a Reason to rule all - that is myself.

If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.

Only to the rational animal is it given to follow voluntarily what happens; but simply to follow is a necessity imposed on all.

If you do everything as if it were the last thing you were doing in your life, and stop being aimless, stop letting your emotions override what your mind tells you, stop being hypocritical, self-centered, irritable.

When force of circumstance upsets your equanimity lose no time in recovering your self-control, and do not remain out of tune longer than you can help. Habitual recurrence to the harmony will increase your mastery of it.

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