“I was once a fortunate man but at some point fortune abandoned me. But true good fortune is what you make for yourself. Good fortune: good character, good intentions, and good actions.”

“Misfortune nobly born is good fortune.”

“Here is a rule to remember in future, when anything tempts you to feel bitter: not "This is misfortune," but "To bear this worthily is good fortune.”

“No more roundabout discussions of what makes a good man. Be one!”

“Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.”

“Life is neither good or evil, but only a place for good and evil.”

“That which is not good for the swarm, neither is it good for the bee.- Book VI, 54.”