The origin of sorrow is this: to wish for something that does not come to pass.

As a man, casting off worn out garments taketh new ones, so the dweller in the body, entereth into ones that are new.

To adorn our characters by the charm of an amiable nature shows at once a lover of beauty and a lover of man.

If you hear that someone is speaking ill of you, instead of trying to defend yourself you should say: 'He obviously does not know me very well, since there are so many other faults he could have mentioned.'

Seek not that the things which happen should happen as you wish; but wish the things which happen to be as they are, and you will have a tranquil flow of life.

Once you know who you are and to whom you are linked, you will know what to do

To accuse others for one's own misfortunes is a sign of want of education. To accuse oneself shows that one's education has begun. To accuse neither oneself nor others shows that one's education is complete.