Wherever I go it will be well with me, for it was well with me here, not on account of the place, but of my judgments which I shall carry away with me, for no one can deprive me of these; on the contrary, they alone are my property, and cannot be taken away, and to possess them suffices me wherever I am or whatever I do.

To the rational being only the irrational is unendurable, but the rational is endurable.

If you think you control things that are in the control of others, you will lament. You will be disturbed and you will blame both gods and men.

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

We are not to lead events, but to follow them.

Survey and test a prospective action before undertaking it. Before you proceed, step back and look at the big picture, lest you act rashly on raw impulse.

Confident because of our caution