It is proper for every one to consider, in the case of all men, that he who has not been a servant cannot become a praiseworthy master; and it is meet that we should plume ourselves rather on acting the part of a servant properly than that of the master, first, towards the laws, (for in this way we are servants of the gods), and next, towards our elders.

The good, of course, is always beautiful, and the beautiful never lacks proportion.

To win over your bad self is the grandest and foremost of victories.

The wisdom of men is worth little or nothing.

For this feeling of wonder shows that you are a philosopher, since wonder is the only beginning of philosophy.

The penalty that good men pay for not being interested in politics is to be governed by men worse than themselves.

For the man who makes everything that leads to happiness, or near to it, to depend upon himself, and not upon other men, on whose good or evil actions his own doings are compelled to hinge,--such a one, I say, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation; this is the man of manly character and of wisdom.