Let tears flow of their own accord; their flowing is not inconsistent with inward peace and harmony.
Let him who has given a favor be silent; let he who has received it tell it.
The place one's in, though, doesn't make any contribution to peace of mind: it's the spirit that makes everything agreeable to oneself.
They who have light in themselves will not revolve as satellites.
No good thing is pleasant without friends to share it.
To be able to endure odium is the first art to be learned by those who aspire to power.