A little flesh, a little breath, and a Reason to rule all - that is myself.

Whatever may happen to you was prepared for you from all eternity; and the implication of causes was from eternity spinning the thread of your being.

Leave the wrong done by another where the wrong arose.

Every living organism is fulfilled when it follows the right path for its own nature.

Thou sufferest justly: for thou choosest rather to become good to-morrow than to be good to-day.

Anything in any way beautiful derives its beauty from itself and asks nothing beyond itself. Praise is no part of it, for nothing is made worse or better by praise.

The happiness of those who want to be popular depends on others; the happiness of those who seek pleasure fluctuates with moods outside their control; but the happiness of the wise grows out of their own free acts.