Don’t consent to be hurt and you won’t be hurt – this is a choice over which you have control

If you desire to be good, begin by believing that you are wicked.

It is better to die of hunger having lived without grief and fear, than to live with a troubled spirit, amid abundance

Our duties naturally emerge form such fundamental relations as our families, neighborhoods, workplaces, our state or nation. Make it your regular habit to consider your roles-parent, child, neighbor, citizen, leader-and the natural duties that arise from them. Once you know who you are and to whom you are linked, you will know what to do.

The appearance of things to the mind is the standard of every action to man.

Seek to be the purple thread in the long white gown.

Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.