It is better to die of hunger having lived without grief and fear, than to live with a troubled spirit, amid abundance

It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.

Who is not attracted by bright and pleasant children, to prattle, to creep, and to play with them?

Survey and test a prospective action before undertaking it. Before you proceed, step back and look at the big picture, lest you act rashly on raw impulse.

When something happens, the only thing in your power is your attitude toward it; you can either accept it or resent it.

It is not my place in society that makes me well off, but my judgements, and these I can carry with me... These alone are my own and cannot be taken away.

Silence is safer than speech.