If you desire to be good, begin by believing that you are wicked.

Were I a nightingale, I would act the part of a nightingale; were I a swan, the part of a swan.

Contentment, as it is a short road and pleasant, has great delight and little trouble.

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

The wise realize that some things are within their control, and most things are not. They learn early on to distinguish between what they can and can't regulate.

No man is free who is not master of himself... Is freedom anything else than the power of living as we choose?

No man is disturbed by things, but by his opinion about things.