We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak. Read Summary
Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants. Read Summary
He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has. Read Summary
To accuse others for one's own misfortunes is a sign of want of education. To accuse oneself shows that one's education has begun. To accuse neither oneself nor others shows that one's education is complete. Read Summary
Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens. Read Summary
First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do. Read Summary
The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going. Read Summary
Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly. Read Summary
You are a little soul carrying around a corpse. Read Summary
Difficulties are things that show a person what they are. Read Summary
If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it. Read Summary
Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else. Read Summary
It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death. Read Summary
If you desire to be good, begin by believing that you are wicked. Read Summary
Whenever you are angry, be assured that it is not only a present evil, but that you have increased a habit. Read Summary
The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things. Read Summary
If you wish to be a writer, write. Read Summary
Control thy passions lest they take vengence on thee. Read Summary
You may be always victorious if you will never enter into any contest where the issue does not wholly depend upon yourself. Read Summary
Do not seek to bring things to pass in accordance with your wishes, but wish for them as they are, and you will find them. Read Summary