If you seek Truth, you will not seek to gain a victory by every possible means; and when you have found Truth, you need not fear being defeated.

Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.

On the occasion of every accident that befalls you, remember to turn to yourself and inquire what power you have for turning it to use.

It is better to die of hunger having lived without grief and fear, than to live with a troubled spirit, amid abundance

If you do not wish to be prone to anger, do not feed the habit; give it nothing which may tend to its increase. At first, keep quiet and count the days when you were not angry: "I used to be angry every day, then every other day: next, every two, then every three days!" and if you succeed in passing thirty days, sacrifice to the gods in thanksgiving.

If you see anybody wail and complain, call him a slave, though he be clad in purple.

If someone irritates you, it is only your own response that is irritating you. Therefore, when anyone seems to be provoking you, remember that it is only your judgment of the incident that provokes you. -