There is no man so fortunate that there shall not be by him when he is dying some who are pleased with what is going to happen.

What is not good for the swarm is not good for the bee.

To live happily is an inward power of the soul.

Nature which governs the whole will soon change all things which you see, and out of their substance will make other things and again other things... in order that the world may be ever new.

Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.

Since you are an integral part of a social system, let every act of yours contribute to the harmonization of social life. Any action that is not related directly or remotely to this social aim disturbs your life, and destroys your unity.

If you are distressed by something, it is due to your own estimate of it; and you have the power to change it at will.