"No man is free who is not master of himself."

"We have two ears and one mouth so we may listen more and talk the less."

"If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid."

"What is the first business of one who practices philosophy? To get rid of self-conceit. For it is impossible for anyone to begin to learn that which he thinks he already knows."

"Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens."

"First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak."

"'I am,' I said To no one there, And no one heard at all."

"When things are at their worst I find something always happens."

"The only people who find what they are looking for in life are the fault finders."

"For there is no greater pain, than to remember in present grief, past happinesses."

"Wise men are not always silent, but they know when to be."

"It's not what you want in this life, it's what you get that you have to do with."