It is part of the cure to wish to be cured.
Fine conduct is always spontaneous.
The best cure for anger is delay.
What view is one likely to take of the state of a person's mind when his speech is wild and incoherent and knows no constraint?
What once were vices are manners now.
Ponder for a long time whether you shall admit a given person to your friendship; but when you have decided to admit him, welcome him with all your heart and soul. Speak as boldly with him as with yourself.