Let it judge that nothing is either bad or good which can happen equally to the bad man and the good. For that which happens equally to him who lives contrary to nature and to him who lives according to nature, is neither according to nature nor contrary to nature.

Thou art a little soul bearing about a corpse.

As for literature, thefts cannot harm it, while the lapse of ages augments its value

Take away your opinion, and then there is taken away the complaint, 'I have been harmed.' Take away the complaint, 'I have been harmed,' and the harm is taken away.

Nothing befalls any man which he is not fitted to endure.

Without a purpose, nothing should be done.

To the wise, life is a problem; to the fool, a solution.