Things can never touch the soul, but stand inert outside it, so that disquiet can arise only from fancies within.

Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than education without natural ability.

If it's in your control, why do you do it? If it's in someone else's control, then who are you blaming? Atoms? The gods? Stupid either way. Blame no one. Set people straight, if you can. If not, just repair the damage.

All that is harmony for you, my Universe, is in harmony with me as well. Nothing that comes at the right time for you is too early or too late for me. Everything is fruit to me that your seasons bring, Nature. All things come of you, have their being in you, and return to you.

Things can never touch the soul, but stand inert outside it, so that disquiet can arise only from fancies within.

A wrongdoer is often a man who has left something undone, not always one who has done something.

A rational nature admits of nothing but what is serviceable to the rest of mankind.