Be not too hasty either with praise or blame; speak always as though you were giving evidence before the judgement-seat of the Gods.

What must be shall be; and that which is a necessity to him that struggles, is little more than choice to him that is willing.

What-so-ever the mind has ordained for itself, it has achieved

It is one thing to remember, another to know. To remember is to safeguard something entrusted to the memory. But to know is to make each thing one's own, not depend on the text and always to look back to the teacher. "Zeno said this, Cleanthes said this." Let there be space between you and the book.

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

Whatever one of us blames in another, each one will find in his own heart.

Death is sometimes a punishment, often a gift; to many it has been a favor.