The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.

Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.

No one can lose either the past or the future - how could anyone be deprived of what he does not possess? ... It is only the present moment of which either stands to be deprived: and if this is all he has, he cannot lose what he does not have.

If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.

Do every act of your life as if it were your last.

It's silly to try to escape other people's faults. They are inescapable. Just try to escape your own.

Frequently consider the connection of all things in the universe.