"What, then, is the fruit of these doctrines? Tranquillity, fearlessness, freedom."

"For there is some use even in an ass, but not so much as in an ox: there is also use in a dog, but not so much as in a slave: there is also some use in a slave, but not so much as in citizens: there i…"

"Suffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what is within our power."

"The reason why we have two ears and only one mouth is that we may listen the more and talk the less."

"If a man has a bad character, he is bad for himself; if he has a good character, he is good for himself."