Practice yourself, for heaven's sake, in little things, and thence proceed to greater.
Liars are the cause of all the sins and crimes in the world.
It doesn't take much to lose everything, just a little departure from reason
If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
Men are disturbed not by the things that happen, but by their opinion of the things that happen.
Wisdom means understanding without any doubt that circumstances do not rise to meet our expectations. Events happen as they may. People behave as they will.