Out of two evils, the less is always to be chosen.

If you want to learn something that will really help you, learn to see yourself as God sees you and not as you see yourself in the distorted mirror of your own self-importance.

If thou canst not make thyself such an one as thou wouldst, how canst thou expect to have another in all things to thy liking?

Seek not to know who said this or that, but take note of what has been said.

No confict is so severe as his who labors to subdue himself.

Remember always your end, and that lost time does not return.

If you wish to live in peace and harmony with others, you must learn to discipline yourself in many ways.