Take away the complaint, 'I have been harmed,' and the harm is taken away.

Men seek out retreats for themselves in the country, by the seaside, on the moutains . . . But all this is unphilosophical to the last degree . . . when thou canst at a moment's notice retire into thyself.

Each day provides its own gifts.

The world is mere change, and this life, opinion.

Persuade me or prove to me that I am mistaken in thought or deed, and I will gladly change - for it is the truth I seek, and the truth never harmed anyone. Harm comes from persisting in error and clinging to ignorance.

No one was ever injured by the truth; but he who persists in self-deception and ignorance is injured.

Remember this - that there is a proper dignity and proportion to be observed in the performance of every act of life.