"Quality is not an act, it is a habit." —Aristotle
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"Ask yourself at every moment, is this necessary?" —Marcus Aurelius
"The whole future lies in uncertainty: live immediately." —Seneca
"If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable." —Seneca
"Mastery of reading and writing requires a master. Still more so life." —Marcus Aurelius
"Only the dead have seen the end of war." —Plato
"Man conquers the world by conquering himself." —Zeno Of Citium
"A room without books is like a body without a soul." —Cicero
"If I followed the multitude, I should not have studied philosophy." —Chrysippus
"Men would live exceedingly quiet if these two words, mine and thine, were taken away." —Anaxagoras
"Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by controlling the desire." —Epictetus
"Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity." —Hippocrates
"He who fears death will never do anything worth of a man who is alive." —Seneca
"Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards." —Diogenes
"In anger we should refrain both from speech and action." —Pythagoras
"The goal of life is living in agreement with Nature." —Zeno
"People often say what is right and do what is wrong; but nobody can be in the wrong if he is doing what is right." —Xenophon, Conversations Of Socrates
"No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man." —Heraclitus
"The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts. Think only on those things that are in line with your principles and can bear the light of day. The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you do is who you become. Your integrity is your destiny—it is the light that guides your way." —Heraclitus
"He needs little who desires but little." —Cleanthes