From the philosopher Catulus, never to be dismissive of a friend's accusation, even if it seems unreasonable, but to make every effort to restore the relationship to its normal condition.

Nothing befalls any man which he is not fitted to endure.

Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart.

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

We must press on then, in haste; not simply because every hour brings us nearer to death, but because even before then our powers of perception and comprehension begin to deteriorate.

Take me and cast me where you will; I shall still be possessor of the divinity within me, serene and content.

Loss is nothing else but change, and change is Nature's delight.