It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.

If virtue promises happiness, prosperity and peace, then progress in virtue is progress in each of these for to whatever point the perfection of anything brings us, progress is always an approach toward it.

If thy brother wrongs thee, remember not so much his wrong-doing, but more than ever that he is thy brother.

Don't be prideful with any excellence that is not your own

Let no man think that he is loved by any who loveth none.

Don't seek to have events happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do happen, and all will be well with you.

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