From now on practice saying to everything that appears unpleasant: You are merely an appearance and NOT what you appear to be.

Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control. Stop aspiring to be anyone other than your own best self: for that does fall within your control.

No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.

Some of their faults men readily admit, but others not so readily.

There is but one way to tranquility of mind and happiness, and that is to account no external things thine own, but to commit all to God.

Common and vulgar people ascribe all ills that they feel to others; people of little wisdom ascribe to themselves; people of much wisdom, to no one.

Appear to know only this--never to fail nor fall.