By a tranquil mind I mean nothing else than a mind well ordered.

To my great-grandfather I owed the advice to dispense with the education of the schools and have good masters at home instead - and to realize that no expense should be grudged for this purpose.

Embellish the soul with simplicity, with prudence, and everything which is neither virtuous nor vicious. Love all men. Walk according to God; for, as a poet hath said, his laws govern all.

Life is short. That's all there is to say. Get what you can from the present - thoughtfully, justly.

The body of an actor can be either his best friend or his worst enemy.

How easy it is to repel and release every impression which is troublesome and immediately to be tranquil.

Love the people with whom fate brings you together