Be cheerful, also, and seek not external help, nor the peace which others give. A man must stand straight, and not be kept straight by others.

Don't go on discussing what a good person should be. Just be one.

Put an end once and for all to this discussion of what a good person should be, and be one.

Give thyself time to learn something new and good, and cease to be whirled around.

How powerful is man! He is able to do all that God wishes him to do. He is able to accept all that God sends upon him.

The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are.

Does what's happened keep you from acting with justice, generosity, self-control, sanity, prudence, honesty, humility, straightforward ness, and all other qualities that allow a person's nature to fulfill itself? So remember this principle when something threatens to cause you pain: the thing itself was no misfortune at all; to endure it and prevail is great good fortune.