The concealment of an evil nourishes it and brings it back to life.
Destiny draws our path.
Could there be so much anger in the souls of the gods?
Human destinies trouble the soul.
Whatever happens, we, with patience and will, will overcome anything.
Let's tame the submissive, subdue the rebellious.
I don't tend to cover everything in my lyrics.
In need, the friend is known and the enemy is revealed.
All diligence must be directed to the improvement of our mind.
Begin all deeds and works with the following prayer: “Lead me, Zeus, and you, cruel fate. Where and for what you meant me, I will follow you with all my heart. And even if I don't want to, I will follow you unwillingly."
Keep in mind that it is not the one who insults or even beats you who offends you, but your purely subjective opinion as if there is something offensive in them.
Whoever wants to be free must neither desire nor despise what depends on others.
If God wants you to imagine the person of the poor man, try to do it as skilfully as possible.
If a person with a cold has not fully recovered, he will get sick again more easily than someone who has never been sick. It is the same with diseases of the soul: they leave behind wounds that must be completely healed. Otherwise, if they hit the same place, the wound reopens, and the soul gets sick again.
If the emperor were to adopt you, your arrogance would be boundless. Why don't you take pride in being a son of God?
If you love your son or wife, remember that you love mortal beings. That way, if they do happen to die, you won't be sad.
If you want to be an impartial judge, look at the case and not the accused.
There are people who, as soon as they hear wise teachings, immediately begin to teach others. They behave the same way with a sick stomach that immediately eliminates the food it receives. Do not imitate such people. First, assimilate well what you have heard, and do not eliminate before the time, because a real porridge will come out of you, which cannot serve as food for anyone.
Always prefer a short but honest life to a long but shameful life.
Man is a soul burdened by a body.
Remember that if man is unhappy, he alone is to blame, for God created all men to find happiness, and not to be unhappy.
What kind of peace is this that everyone can disturb, and I'm not talking about the emperor or his friend, but about the raven, the piper, and the malaria patient.
Exile? Where? Can someone throw me out of the world? I go where I want. Everywhere there is the same sun, the same moon, stars, dreams, the same birdsong...
When man desires what he does not need and runs away from what he cannot avoid, he suffers from a disorder of desires, just as people suffer from disorders of the stomach or liver.
The shovel that has to dig will surely rust if it lies unused. And all your thoughtful thoughts lead nowhere if you don't act on them.
Don't think that bad people can harm you with anything. Can anyone harm your soul?
Do not discuss with the ignorant about the rules of wisdom, but if it seems to you that things are otherwise, demonstrate these rules in your deeds.
Do not demand that what happens happen according to your will, but wish that what happens happen as it happens and you will live happily.
You can be invincible if you don't engage in a fight where victory doesn't depend on you.
Under no circumstances call yourself a philosopher and do not discuss the rules of philosophy in front of the ignorant.