He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
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.
The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.
No man is free who is not master of himself.
A child understands fear, and the hurt and hate it brings.
All philosophy lies in two words Sustain and Abstain.
Seek not that the things which happen should happen as you wish but wish the things which happen to be as they are, and you will have a tranquil flow of life.
We must not believe the many, who say that only free people ought to be educated, but we should rather believe the philosophers who say that only the educated are free.
We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.
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