None can be free who is a slave to, and ruled by, his passions.
Those alone are dear to Divinity who are hostile to injustice.
Wind indeed increases fire, but custom love.
Despise all those things which when liberated from the body you will not want; invoke the Gods to become your helpers.
Number is the within of all things.
Envy has been, is, and shall be, the destruction of many. What is there, that Envy hath not defamed, or Malice left undefiled? Truly, no good thing.
Remind yourself that all men assert that wisdom is the greatest good, but that there are few who strenuously seek out that greatest good.
Govern your tongue before all other things, following the gods.
As soon as you awake, in order Lay the actions to be done the coming day.
Power is the near neighbour of necessity.
But respect yourself most of all.
Instruct thyself for time and patience favor all.
Don’t try to cover your mistakes with false words. Rather, correct your mistakes with examination.
Each celestial body, in fact each and every atom, produces a particular sound on account of its movement, its rhythm or vibration. All these sounds and vibrations form a universal harmony in which each element, while having its own function and character, contributes to the whole.
It is difficult to walk at one and the same time many paths of life.
Every man has been made by God in order to acquire knowledge and contemplate.
I would have to say the probability of us dying seems extremely high.
One must choose in all things a mean just and good.
Speak not nor act before thou hast reflected.
Some are slaves of ambition or money, but others are interested in understanding life itself. These give themselves the name of philosophers, and they value the contemplation and discovery of nature beyond all other pursuits.