This is enough. Do not add, And why were such things made in the world?

Perfection of character is this: to live each day as if it were your last, without frenzy, without apathy, without pretence.

We are born for cooperation

Consider frequently the connection of all things in the universe and their relation to one another. For things are somehow implicated with one another, and all in a way friendly to one another.

Suppose that men kill thee, cut thee in pieces, curse thee, what can these things do to prevent thy mind from remaining pure, wise, sober, just?

He who pays no attention to what his neighbor does, says or thinks, preferring to concentrate on making his own actions appropriate and justifiable, better uses his time.

It is man's peculiar duty to love even those who wrong him.