How many after being celebrated by fame have been given up to oblivion; and how many who have celebrated the fame of others have long been dead.

How many after being celebrated by fame have been given up to oblivion; and how many who have celebrated the fame of others have long been dead.

Find joy in simplicity, self-respect, and indifference to what lies between virtue and vice. Love the human race. Follow the divine.

A rational nature admits of nothing but what is serviceable to the rest of mankind.

Life is a stranger's sojourn, a night at an inn.

Retire into thyself. The rational principle which rules has this nature, that it is content with itself when it does what is just, and so secures tranquility.

To understand the true quality of people, you must look into their minds, and examine their pursuits and aversions.