Genius has never been accepted without a measure of condonement.

My joy in learning is partly that it enables me to teach.

My advice is really this: what we hear the philosophers saying and what we find in their writings should be applied in our pursuit of the happy life. We should hunt out the helpful pieces of teaching and the spirited and noble-minded sayings which are capable of immediate practical application-not far far-fetched or archaic expressions or extravagant metaphors and figures of speech-and learn them so well that words become works.

We ought to take outdoor walks, to refresh and raise our spirits by deep breathing in the open air.

There are no greater wretches in the world than many of those whom people in general take to be happy.

Expecting is the greatest impediment to living. In anticipation of tomorrow, it loses today.

Sovereignty over any foreign land is insecure.