He is a drunkard who takes more than three glasses though he be not drunk.

Other people's views and troubles can be contagious. Don't sabotage yourself by unwittingly adopting negative, unproductive attitudes through your associations with others.

Give me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account!

If you would improve, submit to be considered wihout sense and foolish with respect to externals. Wish to be considered to know nothing; and if you shall seem to someone to be a person of importance, distrust yourself.

Ask yourself, "How are my thoughts, words and deeds affecting my friends, my spouse, my neighbour, my child, my employer, my subordinates, my fellow citizens?"

If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.

No man is able to make progress when he is wavering between opposite things.