The wise man will always reflect concerning the quality not the quantity of life.

Demand not that I am the equal of the greatest, only that I am better than the wicked.

What others think of us would be of little moment did it not, when known, so deeply tinge what we think of ourselves.

To rule yourself is the ultimate power

Bear in mind that you commit a crime by injuring even a wicked brother.

When some state or other offered Alexander a part of its territory and half of all its property he told them that 'he hadn't come to Asia with the intention of accepting whatever they cared to give him, but of letting them keep whatever he chose to leave them.' Philosophy, likewise, tells all other occupations: 'It's not my intention to accept whatever time is leftover from you; you shall have, instead, what I reject.' Give your whole mind to her.

Golden roofs break men's rest.