Our life is what our thoughts make it. Do every act of your life as if it were your last. In a word, your life is short. You must make the most of the present with the aid of reason and justice. Since it is possible that you may be quitting life this very moment, govern every act and thought accordingly.

Since you are an integral part of a social system, let every act of yours contribute to the harmonization of social life. Any action that is not related directly or remotely to this social aim disturbs your life, and destroys your unity.

It's silly to try to escape other people's faults. They are inescapable. Just try to escape your own.

Observe constantly that all things take place by change.

The act of dying is one of the acts of life.

Nothing is worth doing pointlessly.

Give yourself a gift: the present moment.