Be not swept off your feet by the vividness of the impression, but say, "Impression, wait for me a little. Let me see what you are and what you represent. Let me try you."

What disturbs people's minds are not events but their judgments on events.

You lose only the things you have

Make it your business to draw out the best in others by being an exemplar yourself.

Exceed due measure, and the most delightful things become the least delightful.

Whoever does not regard what he has as most ample wealth, is unhappy, though he be master of the world.

Books are the training weights of the mind.