"From the philosopher Catulus, never to be dismissive of a friend's accusation, even if it seems unreasonable, but to make every effort to restore the relationship to its normal condition."
"striid andWthdraw into yourself. Our master-reason asks no more than to act justly, and thereby to achieve calm."
"The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts."
"You are a little soul carrying about a corpse, as Epictetus used to say."
"If someone can prove me wrong and show me my mistake in any thought or action, I shall gladly change. I seek the truth, which never harmed anyone: the harm is to persist in one's own self-deception and ignorance."
"The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are."