“If evil be said of thee, and if it be true, correct thyself; if it be a lie, laugh at it.”

“Remind thyself that he whom thou lovest is mortal — that whatthou lovest is not thine own; it is given thee for the present, notirrevocably nor for ever, but even as a fig or a bunch of grapes atthe appointed season of the year”

“Control thy passions lest they take vengence on thee. ~ Epictetus”

“He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at.”

“Either God wants to abolish evil, and cannot; or he can, but does not want to.”

“What saith Antisthenes? Hast thou never heard?— It is a kingly thing, O Cyrus, to do well and to be evil spoken of.”

“Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.”