There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage.

Leisure without literature is death and burial alive.

What is more insane than to vent on senseless things the anger that is felt towards men?

It is only the surprise and newness of the thing which makes that misfortune terrible which by premeditation might be made easy to us. For that which some people make light by sufferance, others do by foresight.

Cato, being scurrilously treated by a low and vicious fellow, quietly said to him, "A contest between us is very unequal, for thou canst bear ill language with ease, and return it with pleasure; but to me it is unusual to hear, and disagreeable to speak it." There are none more abusive to others than they that lie most open to it themselves; but the humor goes round, and he that laughs at me today will have somebody to laugh at him tomorrow.

The fearful face usually betrays great guilt.

Before old age I took care to live well; in old age I take care to die well; but to die well is to die willingly.