Practice yourself, for heaven's sake in little things, and then proceed to greater.
If you seek truth you will not seek victory by dishonorable means, and if you find truth you will become invincible.
No great thing is created suddenly.
We should not moor a ship with one anchor, or our life with one hope.
If one oversteps the bounds of moderation, the greatest pleasures cease to please.
Unless we place our religion and our treasure in the same thing, religion will always be sacrificed.
Whenever you are angry, be assured that it is not only a present evil, but that you have increased a habit.
It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.
He is a drunkard who takes more than three glasses though he be not drunk.
No greater thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen.
Silence is safer than speech.
If thy brother wrongs thee, remember not so much his wrong-doing, but more than ever that he is thy brother.
Whoever does not regard what he has as most ample wealth, is unhappy, though he be master of the world.
If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.
Not every difficult and dangerous thing is suitable for training, but only that which is conducive to success in achieving the object of our effort.
The two powers which in my opinion constitute a wise man are those of bearing and forbearing.
There is nothing good or evil save in the will.
If you desire to be good, begin by believing that you are wicked.
Do not seek to bring things to pass in accordance with your wishes, but wish for them as they are, and you will find them.
You may be always victorious if you will never enter into any contest where the issue does not wholly depend upon yourself.
