When you close your doors, and make darkness within, remember never to say that you are alone, for you are not alone; nay, God is within, and your genius is within. And what need have they of light to see what you are doing?

It is the sign of a dull mind to dwell upon the cares of the body, to prolong exercise, eating and drinking and other bodily functions. These things are best done by the way; all your attention must be given to the mind.

Suffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what is within our power.

Seek not good from without; seek it within yourselves, or you will never find it.

If you see anybody wail and complain, call him a slave, though he be clad in purple.

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.

I am always content with what happens; for I know that what God chooses is better than what I choose.