Do nothing in a depressed mood, nor as one afflicted, nor as thinking that you are in misery, for no one compels you to that.

It is not he who gives abuse that affronts, but the view that we take of it as insulting; so that when one provokes you it is your own opinion which is provoking.

A half-hearted spirit has no power. Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcomes. Average people enter into their endeavors headlong and without care.

Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him.

Nothing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig.

Contentment, as it is a short road and pleasant, has great delight and little trouble.

To pay homage to beauty is to admire Nature; to admire Nature is to worship God