Love Him, and keep Him for thy Friend, who, when all go away, will not forsake thee, nor suffer thee to perish at the last.

Do not let your peace depend on the hearts of men; whatever they say about you, good or bad, you are not because of it another man, for as you are, you are.

Do not read to satisfy curiosity or to pass the time, but study such things as move your heart to devotion.

Caution is crediting, and reserve in speaking, and in revealing one's self to but very few, are the best securities both of a good understanding with the world, and of the inward peace of our own minds.

Study, therefore, to withdraw the love of your soul from all things that are visible, and turn it to things that are invisible.

He who knows himself well is mean and abject in his own sight, and takes no delight in the vain praise of men.

When anger enters the mind, wisdom departs.