To live happily is an inward power of the soul.
The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious.
Think on this doctrine,-that reasoning beings were created for one another’s sake; that to be patient is a branch of justice, and that men sin without intending it.
Everything harmonizes with me, which is harmonious to thee, o Universe. Nothing for me is too early or too late, which is in due time for thee.
Without a purpose, nothing should be done.
Anger cannot be dishonest.
The universe is in change, life is an opinion.
Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.
Look well into thyself; there is a source of strength which will always spring up if thou wilt always look.
Always bear this in mind, that very little indeed is necessary for living a happy life.
The cucumber is bitter? Then throw it out. There are brambles in the path? Then go around. That’s all you need to know.
Remember that man lives only in the present, in this fleeting instant; all the rest of his life is either past and gone, or not yet revealed.
Never value anything as profitable to thyself which shall compel thee to break thy promise, to lose thy self-respect, to hate any man, to suspect, to curse, to act the hypocrite, to desire anything which needs walls and curtains.
Nothing that goes on in anyone else’s mind can harm you.
From the philosopher Catulus, never to be dismissive of a friend’s accusation, even if it seems unreasonable, but to make every effort to restore the relationship to its normal condition.
Within ten days thou wilt seem a god to those to whom thou art now a beast and an ape, if thou wilt return to thy principles and the worship of reason.
I search after truth, by which man never yet was harmed.
There is but one thing of real value – to cultivate truth and justice, and to live without anger in the midst of lying and unjust men.
It is right that man should love those who have offended him. He will do so when he remembers that all men are his relations, and that it is through ignorance and involuntarily that they sin, – and then we all die so soon.
It’s silly to try to escape other people’s faults. They are inescapable. Just try to escape your own.