To live happily is an inward power of the soul.

Begin - to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished.

Gluttony and drunkenness have two evils attendant on them; they make the carcass smart, as well as the pocket.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature.

Tranquility is nothing else than the good ordering of the mind.

There is no man so blessed that some who stand by his deathbed won't hail the occasion with delight.

All things fade and quickly turn to myth.