"I was never anxious to please the mob, for I have not learned what pleases it."

"Remember that you were born with two ears and one tongue, so that you may listen more and speak less."

"We must not violate nature, but obey her. And we shall obey her if we fulfill the necessary desires and also the natural, if they bring no harm, but sternly reject the harmful."

"Natural wealth is both limited and easy to acquire; but the wealth defined by vain fancies is always beyond reach."

"We should heal our misfortunes by the recollection of our past joys and by the acknowledgment that it is impossible to undo what has been done."