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.

Do not seek to bring things to pass in accordance with your wishes, but wish for them as they are, and you will find them.

The best place to get help is from yourself.

Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.

A soul which is conversant with virtue is like an ever flowing source, for it is pure and tranquil and potable and sweet and communicative (social) and rich and harmless and free from mischief.

Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.

Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.