You must become an old man in good time if you wish to be an old man long.

People find pressure in different ways. I find it in keeping my mind clear. In not turning away from people or the things that happen to them. In accepting and welcoming everything I see. In treating each thing as it deserves.

Despise not death, but welcome it, for nature wills it like all else.

Think on this doctrine, - that reasoning beings were created for one another's sake; that to be patient is a branch of justice, and that men sin without intending it.

From the philosopher Catulus, never to be dismissive of a friend's accusation, even if it seems unreasonable, but to make every effort to restore the relationship to its normal condition.

Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart.

Only to the rational animal is it given to follow voluntarily what happens; but simply to follow is a necessity imposed on all.