We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.
If there were one word that could act as a standard of conduct for one's entire life, perhaps it would be 'thoughtfulness.
Men's natures are alike; it is their habits that separate them.
He who keeps danger in mind, is he who will rest safe in his seat; he who keeps ruin in mind, is he who will preserve his interests secure.
If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.
Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honors depend upon heaven.