Know that you are your greatest enemy, but also your greatest friend.

Temperance is reason's girdle and passion's bridle, the strength of the soul and the foundation of virtue.

He that does a base thing in zeal for his friend burns the golden thread that ties their hearts together.

A wise man shall overrule his stars, and have a greater influence upon his own content than all the constellations and planets of the firmament.

...Learn to give thanks for everything.

Friendship is the allay of our sorrows, the ease of our passions, the discharge of our oppressions, the sanctuary to our calamities, the counselor of our doubts, the clarity of our minds.

Laughing, if loud, ends with a deep sigh; and all pleasures have a sting in the tail, though they carry beauty in the face.