"A humble art affords us daily bread." —Nero

"Man conquers the world by conquering himself." —Zeno Of Citium

"If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable." —Seneca

"Ask yourself at every moment, is this necessary?" —Marcus Aurelius

"Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future, too." —Marcus Aurelius

"Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one." —Marcus Aurelius

"Mortal as I am, I know that I am born for a day. But when I follow at my pleasure the serried multitude of the stars in their circular course, my feet no longer touch the earth." —Ptolemy

"Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it." —Epictetus

"Let us prepare our minds as if we’d come to the very end of life. Let us postpone nothing." —Seneca

"Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now take what’s left and live it properly." —Marcus Aurelius

"There is truth in wine and children." —Plato, Phaedrus