Everything that exists is in a manner the seed of that which will be.

Remember that man lives only in the present, in this fleeting instant; all the rest of his life is either past and gone, or not yet revealed.

Suppose that men kill thee, cut thee in pieces, curse thee, what can these things do to prevent thy mind from remaining pure, wise, sober, just?

It's time you realized that you have something in you more powerful and miraculous than the things that affect you and make you dance like a puppet.

Turn thy thoughts now to the consideration of thy life, thy life as a child, as a youth, thy manhood, thy old age, for in these also every change was a death. Is this anything to fear?

If you are distressed by something, it is due to your own estimate of it; and you have the power to change it at will.

The noblest kind of retribution is not to become like your enemy.