Dress not thy thoughts in too fine a raiment. And be not a man of superfluous words or superfluous deeds.

How soon will time cover all things.

Do not think that what is hard for you to master is humanly impossible; but if a thing is humanly possible, consider it to be within your reach.

No one loses any other life than the one he now lives, nor does one live any other life than that which he will lose.

What we do now echoes in eternity.

The whole contains nothing that is not for its advantage. By remembering that I am part of such a whole, I shall be content with everything that happens.

Do not act as if you had a thousand years to live.