The things which we hold in our hands, which we see with our eyes, and which our avarice hugs, are transitory, they may be taken from us by ill luck or by violence; but a kindness lasts even after the loss of that by means of which it was bestowed; for it is a good deed, which no violence can undo.

I had rather never receive a kindness than never bestow one.

That which achieves its effect by accident is not art.

Virtue depends partly upon training and partly upon practice; you must learn first, and then strengthen your learning by actions.

We are wrong in looking forward to death: in great measure it's past already.

Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your own self-love might impair your judgment.

We suffer more in imagination than in reality.