Why, do you not know, then, that the origin of all human evils, and of baseness, and cowardice, is not death, but rather the fear of death?

Any one thing in the creation is sufficient to demonstrate a Providence to a humble and grateful mind.

What matters most is what sort of person you are becoming. Wise individuals care only about whom they are today and who they can be tomorrow.

God has entrusted me with myself. No man is free who is not master of himself. A man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things. The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.

If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.

Every difficulty in life presents us with an opportunity to turn inward and to invoke our own submerged inner resources. The trials we endure can and should introduce us to our strengths.

On the occasion of every accident that befalls you, remember to turn to yourself and inquire what power you have for turning it to use.