“An honorable man does not throw a stone into the well where he quenches his thirst!” Samarkand

This ordered universe, which is the same for all, was not created by any one of the gods or by man, but always was, is, and shall be, an ever-living Flame that is first kindled and then quenched in turn. [The universe bursts forth and then is reabsorbed, yet its Source is ever-living, like a Sun that never sets] and who can hide from that which never sets? [That eternal Intelligence in man] is forever beyond change; Fragments

That man is a weakling and a degenerate who struggles and maligns the order of the universe and would rather reform the gods than reform himself. Letters from a Stoic

Of course, they come in different degrees and quantities. But there is no life where you can be in a state of sheer happiness for ever. And imagining there is just breeds more unhappiness in the life you’re in.” Midnight Library