One who is injured ought not to return the injury, for on no account can it be right to do an injustice.

To find yourself, think for yourself.

The hour of departure has arrived and we go our ways; I to die, and you to live. Which is better? Only God knows.

Some have courage in pleasures, and some in pains: some in desires, and some in fears, and some are cowards under the same conditions.

The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.

Knowing thyself is the height of wisdom.

Flattery is like a painted armor; only for show.