If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.

What does not benefit the hive is no benefit to the bee.

If you are pained by any external thing, it is not this thing that disturbs you, but your own judgment about it. It is in your power to erase this judgment about it. If anything in your own nature gives you pain, you are who hinders you from correcting your opinion.

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.

It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinions than our own.

Remind oneself continually of one of those who practiced virtue in days gone by.

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