Appearances to the mind are of four kinds. Things either are what they appear to be; or they neither are, nor appear to be; or they are, and do not appear to be; or they are not, and yet appear to be. Rightly to aim in all these cases is the wise man's task.

It is the part of an uneducated person to blame others where he himself fares ill; to blame himself is the part of one whose education has begun; to blame neither another nor his own self is the part of one whose education is already complete.

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.

Never depend on the admiration of others for self-satisfaction. It is a fact of life that other people, even people who love you, will not necessarily agree with your ideas, understand you always, or share your enthusiasms.

It is not so much what happens to you as how you think about what happens." Epictetus

The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.

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