No man is free who is not master of himself.

We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.

All philosophy in two words - sustain and abstain.

If anyone tells you that a certain person speaks ill of you, do not make excuses about what is said of you but answer, 'He was ignorant of my other faults, else he would not have mentioned these alone.

Be careful to leave your sons well instructed rather than rich, for the hopes of the instructed are better than the wealth of the ignorant.

Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public.