"What, then, is the proper thing to do? To make the best of what is in our power, and take the rest as it naturally happens."

"I must die. I must be imprisoned. I must suffer exile. But must I die groaning? Must I whine as well? Can anyone hinder me from going into exile with a smile? The master threatens to chain me: what sa…"

"If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself; if it be a lie, laugh at it."

"Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him."

"The price of apathy is to be at the mercy of those who are not."