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.

Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public.

Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.

There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.

If your heart is quite set upon a crown, make and put on one of roses, for it will make the prettier appearance.

Confident because of our caution

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