"Reverence the gods, and help men. Life is short."

"Imagine that you have died and your life has come to an end. Now think about the life you wish you had lived. Live that life now."

"If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment."

"It is in your power to withdraw yourself whenever you desire. Perfect tranquility is nothing more than the good ordering of the mind, the self-sufficiency which is within."

"In a little while you will be nobody and nowhere."