Get rid of the judgement ... get rid of the 'I am hurt,' you are rid of the hurt itself.

Happiness is no other than soundness and perfection of mind.

There is no man so blessed that some who stand by his deathbed won't hail the occasion with delight.

Pass then through this little space of time conformably to nature, and end thy journey in content, just as an olive falls off when it is ripe, blessing nature who produced it, and thanking the tree on which it grew.

I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinions of himself than on the opinions of others.

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

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.