Our (the Stoic) motto, as you know, is live according to nature.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

When we set expectations and nourish them with appreciation, we will get better results.

America believes in education: the average professor earns more money in a year than a professional athlete earns in a whole week.

A mathematical equation stands forever.

The one thing you'll notice when you're walking through Harlem is every single passing car is playing different music and there's also music that's being played out of windows.

Women should not allow themselves to be caught up in the hype that says performance, meaning the motions, is what matters.

We think literature is immortal, but even that decays and ultimately turns to dust.

People's participation is the essence of good governance.

Skepticism is unbelief in cause and effect.

Always tell the truth, and people will never believe you.

If we represent knowledge as a tree, we know that things that are divided are yet connected. We know that to observe the divisions and ignore the connections is to destroy the tree.