It is a shame for the soul to be first to give way in this life, when thy body does not give way.

That which has died falls not out of the universe. If it stays here, it also changes here, and is dissolved into its proper parts, which are elements of the universe and of thyself. And these too change, and they murmur not".

Put from you the belief that 'I have been wronged', and with it will go the feeling. Reject your sense of injury, and the injury itself disappears.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature.

The cucumber is bitter? Then throw it out. There are brambles in the path? Then go around. That's all you need to know.

All is ephemeral - fame and the famous as well.

Misfortune nobly born is good fortune.