Whoever then wishes to be free, let him neither wish for anything nor avoid anything which depends on others: if he does not observe this rule, he must be a slave.

Whatever you would make habitual, practice it; and if you would not make a thing habitual, do not practice it, but accustom yourself to something else.

Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcome.

Attach yourself to what is spiritually superior, regardless of what other people think or do. Hold to your true aspirations no matter what is going on around you.

No great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind.

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

It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.