Remember, not one penny can we take with us into the unknown land.

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.

A benefit is estimated according to the mind of the giver.

To be able to endure odium is the first art to be learned by those who aspire to power.

The origin of all mankind was the same; it is only a clear and good conscience that makes a man noble, for that is derived from heaven itself.

Man is a social animal.

What difference does it make, after all, what your position in life is if you dislike it yourself?