Pass then through this little space of time conformably to nature, and end thy journey in content, just as an olive falls off when it is ripe, blessing nature who produced it, and thanking the tree on which it grew.

The world is nothing but change, our life is only perception.

Put from you the belief that 'I have been wronged', and with it will go the feeling. Reject your sense of injury, and the injury itself disappears.

To understand the true quality of people, you must look into their minds, and examine their pursuits and aversions.

The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious.

Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?

Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.