Though thou be destined to live three thousand years and as many myriads besides, yet remember that no man loseth other life than that which he liveth, nor liveth other than that which he loseth.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.

You should banish any thoughts of how you may appear to others.

Purge your mind of all aimless and idle thoughts, especially those that pry into the affairs of others or wish them ill.

...in the ways of Nature there is no evil to be found.

It is in your power to withdraw yourself whenever you desire. Perfect tranquility within consists in the good ordering of the mind, the realm of your own.

All things are in the act of change; thou thyself in ceaseless transformation and partial decay, and the whole universe with thee.