“Upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all.”
“Sex and sleep alone make me conscious that I am mortal.”
“I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well.{His teacher was the legendary philosopher Aristotle}”
“There is nothing impossible to him who will try.”
“Happiness and unhappiness are in the heart and spirit of each one of us: If you feel unhappy, then place yourself above that and act so that your happiness does not get to be dependent on anything.”
“You cannot be buried in obscurity: you are exposed upon a grand theater to the view of the world. If your actions are upright and benevolent, be assured they will augment your power and happiness.”