Remember that all is opinion.

We must press on then, in haste; not simply because every hour brings us nearer to death, but because even before then our powers of perception and comprehension begin to deteriorate.

Withdraw to the untroubled quietude deep within the soul, and refresh yourself.

Forward, as occasion offers. Never look round to see whether any shall note it.... Be satisfied with success in even the smallest matter, and think that even such a result is no trifle.

The cucumber is bitter? Then throw it out. There are brambles in the path? Then go around. That's all you need to know.

In the morning, when you are sluggish about getting up, let this thought be present: 'I am rising to a man's work.'

Reject your sense of injury, and the injury itself disappears.