There is no man so fortunate that there shall not be by him when he is dying some who are pleased with what is going to happen.

Life is neither good or evil, but only a place for good and evil.

Just consider, my friend, whether a pure spirit and virtue are anything other than saving your life and being saved. Perhaps we need to discard the idea of longevity and cease loving this life, instead committing these things to God and, believing that no one ever escapes destiny, to consider, with that in mind, how we may live the best possible life in the time that remains.

Nothing that goes on in anyone else's mind can harm you.

Be tolerant with others and strict with yourself.

It is not the actions of others which trouble us (for those actions are controlled by their governing part), but rather it is our own judgments. Therefore remove those judgments and resolve to let go of your anger, and it will already be gone. How do you let go? By realizing that such actions are not shameful to you.

Aptitude found in the understanding and is often inherited. Genius coming from reason and imagination, rarely.