If you do not wish to be prone to anger, do not feed the habit; give it nothing which may tend to its increase.

The good or ill of a man lies within his own will.

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.

Preach not to others what they should eat, but eat as becomes you, and be silent.

Know, first, who you are; and then adorn yourself accordingly.

What is the first business of one who practices philosophy? To get rid of self-conceit. For it is impossible for anyone to begin to learn that which he thinks he already knows.

When you close your doors, and make darkness within, remember never to say that you are alone, for you are not alone; nay, God is within, and your genius is within. And what need have they of light to see what you are doing?

In a word, neither death, nor exile, nor pain, nor anything of this kind is the real cause of our doing or not doing any action, but our inward opinions and principles.

Fortify yourself with contentment, for this is an impregnable fortress.

A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.