Can we wonder that men perish and are forgotten, when their noblest and most enduring works decay? Death comes even to monumental structures, and oblivion rests on the most illustrious names.

The best way of avenging thyself is not to become like the wrong-doer.

Remember that to change your mind and follow him who sets you right is to be none the less free than you were before.

Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.

Bear in mind that the measure of a man is the worth of the things he cares about.

The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.

The mind in itself wants nothing, unless it creates a want for itself; therefore it is both free from perturbation and unimpeded, if it does not perturb and impede itself.