Everything is here for a purpose, from horses to vine shoots. What's surprising about that? Even the sun will tell you, "I have a purpose," and the other goods as well.

That which makes the man no worse than he was makes his life no worse: it has no power to harm, without or within.

Know the joy of life by piling good deed on good deed until no rift or cranny appears between them.

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.

Nothing befalls any man which he is not fitted to endure.

To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.

Truth and ceremony are two things.