The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away.

To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.

One universe made up all that is; and one God in it all, and one principle of being, and one law, the reason shared by all thinking creatures, and one truth.

...the sole thing of which any man can be deprived is the present; since this is all he owns, and nobody can lose what is not his.

Don't go on discussing what a good person should be. Just be one.

Because a thing is difficult for you, do not therefore suppose it to be beyond mortal power. On the contrary, if anything is possible and proper for man to do, assume that it must fall within your own capacity.

My city and state are Rome. But as a human being? The world. So for me, "good" can only mean what's good for both communities.