Living a good life leads to enduring happiness. Goodness in and of itself is the practice AND the reward.

We cannot choose our external circumstances, but we can always choose how we respond to them.

It was the first and most striking characteristic of Socrates never to become heated in discourse, never to utter an injurious or insulting word -- on the contrary, he persistently bore insult from others and thus put an end to the fray.

Ask yourself: Does this appearance (of events) concern the things that are within my own control or those that are not? If it concerns anything outside your control, train yourself not to worry about it.

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.

If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.

Make it your business to draw out the best in others by being an exemplar yourself.