Some there are that torment themselves afresh with the memory of what is past; others, again, afflict themselves with the apprehension of evils to come; and very ridiculously both - for the one does not now concern us, and the other not yet ... One should count each day as a separate life.

Nothing costs so much as what is bought by prayers.

You can tell the character of every man when you see how he receives praise.

The many speak highly of you, but have you really any grounds for satisfaction with yourself if you are the kind of person the many understand?

Nature has made us passive, and to suffer is our lot. While we are in the flesh every man has his chain and his clog; only it is looser and lighter to one man than to another, and he is more at ease who takes it up and carries it than he who drags it.

The Best sign of Wisdom is the consistency between the words and deeds.

Life is divided into three periods: that which has been, that which is, that which will be. Of these the present is short, the future is doubtful, the past is certain.