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Whatever anyone does or says, I must be emerald and keep my colour.
The rottenness of the matter which is the foundation of everything!
Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.
That which is not good for the bee-hive cannot be good for the bees.
Why should we feel anger at the world? As if the world would notice?
The universe is a single life comprising one substance and one soul.
The true worth of a man is to be measured by the objects he pursues.
What we cannot bear removes us from life; what remains can be borne.
This thou must always bear in mind, what is the nature of the whole.
The whole universe is change and life itself is but what you deem it
All things from eternity are of like forms and come round in circle.
The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
Despise not death, but welcome it, for nature wills it like all else.
It is a sin to persue pleasure as a good and to avoid pain as a evil.
Look deeply. Don't miss the inherent quality and value of everything.
If thou canst see sharp, look and judge wisely, says the philosopher.
Everything that exists is in a manner the seed of that which will be.
The best way of avenging thyself is not to become like the wrong-doer.
The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious.
The world is a living being - one nature, one soul. Keep that in mind.
Death hangs over thee, While thou still live, while thou may, do good.
The body of an actor can be either his best friend or his worst enemy.
Young men, hear an old man to whom old men hearkened when he was young.
Life is a warfare and a stranger's sojourn, and after fame is oblivion.
It were well to die if there be gods, and sad to live if there be none.
It is not right to vex ourselves at things, for they care not about it.
You are a little soul bearing about a corpse, as Epictetus used to say.
This is enough. Do not add, And why were such things made in the world?
Vex not thy spirit at the course of things, they heed not thy vexations
It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear his sheep, not to skin them.
He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe.
When pain is unbearable it destroys us; when it does not it is bearable.
For any particular thing, ask: What is it in itself? What is its nature?
Whatever may happen to thee, it was prepared for thee from all eternity.
Love the little trade which thou hast learned, and be content therewith.
The lot assigned to every man is suited to him, and suits him to itself.
If souls continue to exist, how does the air contain them from eternity?
The tales of our exploits will survive as long as the human voice itself.
Men are born for each other's sake, so either teach people or endure them
Be not careless in deeds, nor confused in words, nor rambling in thought.
Short is the little which remains to thee of life. Live as on a mountain.
Be satisfied with your business, and learn to love what you were bred to.
Take away the complaint, 'I have been harmed,' and the harm is taken away.
You must become an old man in good time if you wish to be an old man long.
Let men see, let them know, a real man, who lives as he was meant to live.
If the gods care not for me and for my children, There is a reason for it.
Receive wealth or prosperity without arrogance; and be ready to let it go.
Find time still to be learning somewhat good, and give up being desultory.
The man who doesn't know what the universe is doesn't know where he lives.
Young men, listen to an old man to whom old men listened when he was young.