He is a fool who leaves things close at hand to follow what is out of reach.
When the strong box contains no more both friends and flatterers shun the door.
Learn to be pleased with everything...because it could always be worse, but isn't!
Nothing is cheap which is superfluous, for what one does not need, is dear at a penny.
Let us carefully observe those good qualities wherein our enemies excel us; and endeavor to excel them, by avoiding what is faulty, and imitating what is excellent in them.
What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.