Whatever you would make habitual, practice it; and if you would not make a thing habitual, do not practice it, but accustom yourself to something else.

Against specious appearances we must set clear convictions, bright and ready for use. When death appears as an evil, we ought immediately to remember that evils are things to be avoided, but death is inevitable.

Seek not good from without; seek it within yourselves, or you will never find it.

Things themselves don't hurt or hinder us. Things simply are what they are. How we view these things is another matter.People think what they will think; it is of no concern to us.

It is better to advise than upbraid, for the one corrects the erring; the other only convicts them.

The people have a right to the truth as they have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

In prosperity it is very easy to find a friend; but in adversity it is the most difficult of all things.