If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.

Precepts are like seeds; they are little things which do much good; if the mind which receives them has a disposition, it must not be doubted that his part contributes to the generation, and adds much to that which has been collected.

No man is more unhappy than he who never faces adversity. For he is not permitted to prove himself.

While we teach, we learn.

Misfortunes, in fine, cannot be avoided; but they may be sweetened, if not overcome, and our lives made happy by philosophy.

For what else is Nature but God and the Divine Reason that pervades the whole universe and all its parts.

Remember that pain has this most excellent quality. If prolonged it cannot be severe, and if severe it cannot be prolonged.