It should be our care not so much to live a long life as a satisfactory one.

Just where death is expecting you is something we cannot know; so, for your part, expect him everywhere.

It is the mind that makes us rich and happy, in what condition soever we are, and money signifies no more to it than it does to the gods.

What progress have I made? I am beginning to be my own friend. That is progress indeed

The mind makes the nobleman, and uplifts the lowly to high degree.

It is never too late to learn what is always necessary to know.

Desultory reading is delightful, but to be beneficial, our reading must be carefully directed.