Persistent kindness conquers the ill-disposed.
True wisdom consists in not departing from nature and in molding our conduct according to her laws and model.
Philosophy is the art and law of life, and it teaches us what to do in all cases, and, like good marksmen, to hit the white at any distance.
It is easier to grow in dignity than to make a start.
People do not die - they kill themselves.
Whatever fortune has raised to a height, she has raised only to cast it down.