Seek not the good in external things;seek it in yourselves.

Embrace reality. Think about what delights you - the small luxuries on which you depend, the people whom you cherish most. But remember that they have their own distinct character, which is quite a separate matter from how we happen to regard them.

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

The materials are indifferent, but the use we make of them is not a matter of indifference.

First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.

A guide, on finding a man who has lost his way, brings him back to the right path—he does not mock and jeer at him and then take himself off. You also must show the unlearned man the truth, and you will see that he will follow. But so long as you do not show it him, you should not mock, but rather feel your own incapacity.

If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.