Men exist for the sake of one another.

Our life is what our thoughts make it. Do every act of your life as if it were your last. In a word, your life is short. You must make the most of the present with the aid of reason and justice. Since it is possible that you may be quitting life this very moment, govern every act and thought accordingly.

A good disposition is invincible, if it be genuine.

Be not as one that hath ten thousand years to live; death is nigh at hand: while thou livest, while thou hast time, be good.

Perfection of character is this: to live each day as if it were your last, without frenzy, without apathy, without pretence.

Accept whatever comes to you woven in the pattern of your destiny, for what could more aptly fit your needs?

You don't have to turn this into something. It doesn't have to upset you. Things can't shape our decisions by themselves.