Getting distracted by trifles is the easiest thing in the world… Focus on your main duty

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

Don't be concerned with other people's impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone will strengthen your will and give your life coherence.

Unremarkable lives are marked by the fear of not looking capable when trying something new.

It is your own convictions which compels you; that is, choice compels choice.

In order to please others, we loose our hold on our life's purpose.

We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.