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

Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions. Vigilantly practice polite indifference to that which we can't control. Your happiness can only be found within.

In prosperity it is very easy to find a friend; but in adversity it is the most difficult of all things.

We tell lies, yet it is easy to show that lying is immoral.

We all carry the seeds of greatness within us, but we need an image as a point of focus in order that they may sprout.

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.

One of the best ways to elevate your character is to emulate worthy role models