“Awareness of ignorance is the beginning of wisdom.”

“Beauty is a short-lived tyranny.”

“Four things belong to a judge: to hear courteously, to answer wisely, to consider soberly, and to decide impartially.”

“Think not those faithful who praise all thy words and actions, but those who kindly reprove thy faults.”

“I don't care what people say about me. I do care about my mistakes.”

“Philosophy teaches us to bear with equanimity the misfortunes of others.”

“Let us make our hearts as big as an ocean, to go beyond all the trifles of the world and see it only as a picture. We can then enjoy the world without being in any way affected by it.”

“Praise and blame, good and bad, even heat and cold, must be equally acceptable to us.”