Receive wealth or prosperity without arrogance; and be ready to let it go.
Let no act be done without purpose.
A man must stand erect, not be kept erect by others.
Whatever any one does or says, I must be good; just as if the emerald were always saying this: "Whatever any one does or says, I must still be emerald, and keep my color.
Past and future have no power over you. Just the present - and even that can be minimized.
Nature in no case cometh short of art, for the arts are copiers of natural forms.