Every living organism is fulfilled when it follows the right path for its own nature.

Remind oneself continually of one of those who practiced virtue in days gone by.

Anything in any way beautiful derives its beauty from itself and asks nothing beyond itself. Praise is no part of it, for nothing is made worse or better by praise.

If this is neither my own badness, nor an effect of my own badness, and the common weal is not injured, why am I troubled about it? And what is the harm to the common weal?

Remember that the sole life which a man can lose is that which he is living at the moment.

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.

If you are pained by any external thing, it is not this that disturbs you, but your own judgment about it.