The stream of tendency in which all things seek to fulfill the law of their being.

No form of nature is inferior to art; for the arts merely imitate natural forms.

This is enough. Do not add, And why were such things made in the world?

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

Humans have come into being for the sake of each other, so either teach them, or learn to bear them.

Life is a stranger's sojourn, a night at an inn.

When you need encouragement, think of the qualities the people around you have: this one's energy, that one's modesty, another's generosity, and so on. Nothing is as encouraging as when virtues are visibly embodied in the people around us, when we're practically showered with them. It's good to keep this in mind.