Confident because of our caution
The appearance of things to the mind is the standard of every action to man.
No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
Were I a nightingale, I would act the part of a nightingale; were I a swan, the part of a swan.
He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at.
Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within our control, and some things are not.