“Diogenes says somewhere: ‘The one sure way to secure freedom is to die cheerfully.’”

Discourses 4.1.30 [Oldfather Trans.]

"For in the end we will conserve only what we love. We will love only what we understand. We will understand only what we are taught." --B. Dioum

“If you undertake a role which is beyond your powers, you both disgrace yourself in that one, and at the same time neglect the role which you might have filled with success.”

Enchiridion 37 [Oldfather Trans.]

“One man is not rendered unfortunate by another.”

Discourses 1.9.34 [Carter Trans.]

“God has not only fashioned you, but has also entrusted and committed you to yourself alone.”

Discourses 2.8.21 [Oldfather Trans.]