Nature which governs the whole will soon change all things which you see, and out of their substance will make other things and again other things... in order that the world may be ever new.

And yet, after all, what is posthumous fame? Altogether vanity.

If any man despises me, that is his problem. My only concern is not doing or saying anything deserving of contempt.

When thou art above measure angry, bethink thee how momentary is man's life.

When force of circumstance upsets your equanimity lose no time in recovering your self-control, and do not remain out of tune longer than you can help. Habitual recurrence to the harmony will increase your mastery of it.

A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself. The one produces aspiration; the other ambition, which is the way in which a vulgar man aspires.

Don't go on discussing what a good person should be. Just be one.