A wise man will always be contented with his condition, and will live rather according to the precepts of virtue, than according to the customs of his country.
The most useful piece of learning for the uses of life is to unlearn what is untrue... Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought to believe; to know what he ought to desire; and to know what he ought to do.
A wise man will always be contented with his condition, and will live rather according to his precepts of virtue, than according to the customs of his country.