How much time he saves who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks.

Live with the gods. And he does so who constantly shows them that his soul is satisfied with what is assigned to him.

To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.

Know the joy of life by piling good deed on good deed until no rift or cranny appears between them.

You should banish any thoughts of how you may appear to others.

Most of what we say and do is unnecessary: remove the superfluity, and you will have more time and less bother. So in every case one should prompt oneself: 'Is this, or is it not, something necessary?' And the removal of the unnecessary should apply not only to actions but to thoughts also: then no redundant actions either will follow.

You are a little soul bearing about a corpse, as Epictetus used to say.