"We must make haste then, not only because we are daily nearer to death, but also because the conception of things and the understanding of them cease first."
"Don't go on discussing what a good person should be. Just be one."
"The best revenge is not to be like your enemy."
"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."
"Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present."
"The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts."