While you live, while it is in your power, be good.

Life is neither good or evil, but only a place for good and evil.

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

Let your one delight and refreshment be to pass from one service to the community to another, with God ever in mind.

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.

How easy it is to repel and release every impression which is troublesome and immediately to be tranquil.

From Apollonius I learned freedom of will and undeviating steadiness of purpose; and to look to nothing else, not even for a moment, except to reason.