You Will Earn The Respect Of All If You Begin By Earning The Respect Of Yourself. Don't Expect To Encourage

“You will earn the respect of all if you begin by earning the respect of yourself. Don't expect to encourage good deeds in people conscious of your own misdeeds.”

—Musonius Rufus

“Philosophy teaches that we should be above pleasure and greed. It teaches that we should love frugality and avoid extravagance. It accustoms us to be modest and to control our tongue. It brings about discipline, order, decorum, and on the whole fitting behavior in action and in habit. If these things are present in a human being, they make him dignified and self-controlled.”

—Musonius Rufus

“Happiness belongs to the self-sufficient.”

—Aristotle

“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

“Where your talents and the needs of the world cross, there lies your vocation.”

—Aristotle

“We cannot control the evil tongues of others, but a good life enables us to disregard them.”

—Cato