Difficulty Shows What Men Are.

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.

You Know Yourself What You Are Worth In Your Own Eyes; And At What Price You Will Sell Yourself. For Men Sell Themselves At Various Prices. This Is Why, When Florus Was Deliberating Whether He Should Appear At Nero's Shows, Taking Part In The Performance Himself, Agrippinus Replied, 'appear By All Means.' And When Florus Inquired, 'but Why Do Not You Appear?' He Answered, 'because I Do Not Even Consider The Question.'

To Live A Life Of Virtue, Match Up Your Thoughts, Words, And Deeds.

Confidence In Nonsense Is A Requirement For The Creative Process.

It Is The Nature Of The Wise To Resist Pleasures, But The Foolish To Be A Slave To Them.