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.

Consider how many do not even know your name, and how many will soon forget it, and how those who now praise you will presently blame you.

All things change, and you yourself are constantly wasting away. So also is the universe.

Don't let your imagination be crushed by life as a whole.

When you are offended at anyone's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. By attending to them, you will forget your anger and learn to live wisely.

It is a ridiculous thing for a man not to fly from his own badness, which is indeed possible, but to fly from other men's badness, which is impossible.

I consist of a little body and a soul.