Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass also.

Live your life as if you are ready to say goodbye to it at any moment, as if the time left for you were some pleasant surprise.

The wise man sees in the misfortune of others what he should avoid.

Everything is in a state of metamorphosis. Thou thyself art in everlasting change and in corruption to correspond; so is the whole universe.

Whoever values peace of mind and the health of the soul will live the best of all possible lives.

Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.

Begin each day by telling yourself: Today I shall be meeting with interference, ingratitude, insolence, disloyalty, ill-will, and selfishness – all of them due to the offenders’ ignorance of what is good or evil.