Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else. |
It is difficulties that show what men are |
It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows. |
It is impossible to begin to learn that which one thinks one already knows. |
It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death. |
It is not he who gives abuse that affronts, but the view that we take of it as insulting; so that when one provokes you it is your own opinion which is provoking |
It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting. |
It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them. |
It is the sign of a dull mind to dwell upon the cares of the body, to prolong exercise, eating and drinking and other bodily functions. These things are best done by the way; all your attention must be given to the mind. |
It is your own convictions which compels you; that is, choice compels choice. |
It takes more than just a good looking body. You've got to have the heart and soul to go with it. |
It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters. |
Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly. |
Lameness is an impediment to the body but not to the will. |
Let death be daily before your eyes, and you will never entertain any abject thought, nor too eagerly covet anything. |