Remind oneself continually of one of those who practiced virtue in days gone by.

The world is a living being - one nature, one soul. Keep that in mind.

Dig inside. Inside is the fountain of good, and it will forever flow, if you will forever dig.

People generally despise where they flatter, and cringe to those they would gladly overtop; so that truth and ceremony are two things.

The universe is transformation: life is opinion.

I was once a fortunate man but at some point fortune abandoned me. But true good fortune is what you make for yourself. Good fortune: good character, good intentions, and good actions.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature.