Know you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the sake of having done right?

In order to please others, we loose our hold on our life's purpose.

Ask yourself: Does this appearance (of events) concern the things that are within my own control or those that are not? If it concerns anything outside your control, train yourself not to worry about it.

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?

It is not a demonstration of kindness or friendship to the people we care about to join them in indulging in wrongheaded, negative feelings. We do a better service to ourselves and others by remaining detached and avoiding melodramatic reactions.

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

No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.