Only to the rational animal is it given to follow voluntarily what happens; but simply to follow is a necessity imposed on all.
The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.
Receive the gifts of fortune without pride, and part with them without reluctance.
Your task is to stand straight; not to be held straight.
You have to assemble your life yourself - action by action.
Tranquility is nothing else than the good ordering of the mind.