The wise man lives as long as he should, not just as long as he likes.
It is the mind that makes us rich and happy, in what condition soever we are, and money signifies no more to it than it does to the gods.
The ascent from earth to heaven is not easy.
I require myself not to be equal to the best, but to be better then the bad.
Such as the chain of causes we call Fate, such is the chain of wishes: one links on to another; the whole man is bound in the chain of wishing for ever.
It is well to be born either a king or a fool.
Nothing costs so much as what is bought by prayers.
In whatever direction you turn, you will see God coming to meet you; nothing is void of him, he himself fills all his work.
To forgive all is as inhuman as to forgive none.
The greatest hindrance to living is expectancy, which depends upon tomorrow and wastes today.
It is to the interest of the commonwealth of mankind that there should be someone who is unconquered, someone against whom fortune has no power.
The abundance of books is distraction.
Full of men, vacant of friends.
It is not how many books thou hast, but how good; careful reading profiteth, while that which is full of variety delighteth.
I would rather be sick than idle.
Virtue depends partly upon training and partly upon practice; you must learn first, and then strengthen your learning by actions.
A man who has taken your time recognises no debt; yet it is the one he can never repay.
Many person might have achieved wisdom had they not supposed that they already possessed it.
Good sides to adversity are best admired at a distance.
Let us cherish and love old age; for it is full of pleasure, if you know how to use it. The best morsel is reserved for last.