Quotes 41 till 57 of 57.
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Nothing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig. I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen.
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One that desires to excel should endeavor in those things that are in themselves most excellent.
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Practice yourself, for heaven's sake in little things, and then proceed to greater.
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The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
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The people have a right to the truth as they have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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The soul's impurity consists in bad judgments, and purification consists in producing in it right judgments, and the pure soul is one which has right judgments.
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The two powers which in my opinion constitute a wise man are those of bearing and forbearing.
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There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.
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To accuse others for one's own misfortunes is a sign of want of education. To accuse oneself shows that one's education has begun. To accuse neither oneself nor others shows that one's education is complete.
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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.
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Whenever you are angry, be assured that it is not only a present evil, but that you have increased a habit.
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Who is not attracted by bright and pleasant children, to prattle, to creep, and to play with them?
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Whoever does not regard what he has as most ample wealth, is unhappy, though he be master of the world.
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If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.
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