“There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse.”

I know you won’t believe me, but the highest form of Human Excellence is to question oneself and others.

Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.

Your mind is your predicament. It wants to be free of change. Free of pain, free of the obligations of life and death. But change is law and no amount of pretending will alter that reality.

Your mind is your predicament. It wants to be free of change. Free of pain, free of the obligations of life and death. But change is law and no amount of pretending will alter that reality.

An unconsidered life is not one worth living.

We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.

Be slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant.

True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.

All men’s souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.

The true champion of justice, if he intends to survive even for a short time, must necessarily confine himself to private life and leave politics alone.

I do believe that there are gods, and in a far higher sense than that in which any of my accusers believe in them.

Understanding a question is half an answer.

The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.

Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.

The greatest way to live with honour in this world is to be what we pretend to be.

The easiest and noblest way is not to be crushing others, but to be improving yourselves.