Everything hangs on one's thinking.
No man esteems anything that comes to him by chance; but when it is governed by reason, it brings credit both to the giver and receiver; whereas those favors are in some sort scandalous that make a man ashamed of his patron.
You can only acquire it successfully if you cease to feel any sense of shame.
We are taught for the schoolroom, not for life.
To rule yourself is the ultimate power
Prudence and love cannot be mixed; you can end love, but never moderate it.