It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

It is the mind that makes us rich and happy, in what condition soever we are, and money signifies no more to it than it does to the gods.

The intellect must not be kept at consistent tension, but diverted by pastimes.... The mind must have relaxation, and will rise stronger and keener after recreation.

Learn how to feel joy.

Virtue hath no virtue if it be not impugned; then appeareth how great it is, of what value and power it is, when by patience it approveth what it works.

Anyone can stop a man's life, but no one his death; a thousand doors open on to it.

The primary sign of a well-ordered mind is a man's ability to remain in one place and linger in his own company