Be not careless in deeds, nor confused in words, nor rambling in thought.

If this is neither my own badness, nor an effect of my own badness, and the common weal is not injured, why am I troubled about it? And what is the harm to the common weal?

Constantly regard the universe as one living being, having one substance and one soul; and observe how all things have reference to one perception, the perception of this one living being; and how all things act with one movement; and how all things are the cooperating causes of all things which exist; observe too the continuous spinning of the thread and the contexture of the web.

No matter what anyone says or does, my task is to be emerald, my color undiminished.

Light may earth's crumbling sand be laid on thee, that dogs may dig thy bones up easily

The one thing worth living for is to keep one's soul pure.

Life is short. That's all there is to say. Get what you can from the present - thoughtfully, justly.