Not every difficult and dangerous thing is suitable for training, but only that which is conducive to success in achieving the object of our effort.

It is unlikely that the good of a snail should reside in its shell: so is it likely that the good of a man should?

Act your part with honor.

You bear God within you, poor wretch, and know it not.

In trying to please other people, we find ourselves misdirected toward what lies outside our sphere of influence. In doing so, we lose our hold on our lifes purpose.

Do you know that disease and death must needs overtake us, no matter what we are doing?... what do you wish to be doing when it overtakes you?... If you have anything better to be doing when you are so overtaken, get to work on that.

Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within our control, and some things are not. It is only after you have faced up to this fundamental rule and learned to distinguish between what you can and can't control that inner tranquility and outer effectiveness become possible.