Practice yourself, for heaven's sake, in little things, and thence proceed to greater.
It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
What is it that every man seeks? To be secure, to be happy, to do what he pleases without restraint and without compulsion.
First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
Don't regard what anyone says of you, for this, after all, is no concern of yours.
If anyone tells you that a certain person speaks ill of you, do not make excuses about what is said of you but answer, "He was ignorant of my other faults, else he would not have mentioned these alone.