Every instant of time... is a pinprick of eternity.
No form of nature is inferior to art; for the arts merely imitate natural forms.
If any man despises me, that is his problem. My only concern is not doing or saying anything deserving of contempt.
Be not careless in deeds, nor confused in words, nor rambling in thought.
This is the chief thing: be not perturbed, for all things are according to the nature of the universal.
When forced, as it seems, by your environment to be utterly disquieted, return with all speed into your self, staying in discord no longer than you must. By constant recurrence to the harmony, you will gain more command over it.