No living being is held by anything so strongly as its own needs.

It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.

Remember that you are but an actor, acting whatever part the Master has ordained. It may be short or it may be long. If he wishes you to represent a poor man, do so heartily; if a cripple, or a magistrate, or a private man, in each case act your part with honor.

It is unlikely that the good of a snail should reside in its shell: so is it likely that the good of a man should?

By accepting life's limits and inevitabilities and working with them rather than fighting them, we become free.

Do not laugh much or often or unrestrainedly.

Cowardice, the dread of what will happen.