I know that nothing comes to pass but what God appoints; our fate is decreed, and things do not happen by chance, but every man's portion of joy and sorrow is predetermined.

No choice maxims - we Stoics don't practice that kind of window dressing.

When thou hast profited so much that thou respectest even thyself, thou mayst let go thy tutor.

Those who pass their lives in foreign travel find they contract many ties of hospitality, but form no friendships.

Live among others as if God beheld you; speak to God as if others were listening.

The body is not a permanent dwelling, but a sort of inn which is to be left behind when one perceives that one is a burden to the host.

There is a noble manner of being poor, and who does not know it will never be rich.