The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are.

How much time he gains who does not look to see what his neighbour says or does or thinks, but only at what he does himself, to make it just and holy.

Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it;  and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.

It is in your power to withdraw yourself whenever you desire. Perfect tranquility within consists in the good ordering of the mind, the realm of your own.

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

When another blames you or hates you, or people voice similar criticisms, go to their souls, penetrate inside and see what sort of people they are. You will realize that there is no need to be racked with anxiety that they should hold any particular opinion about you.

The things you think about determine the quality of your mind.

The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts.

Our life is what our thoughts make it.

How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.

Whoever values peace of mind and the health of the soul will live the best of all possible lives.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature.

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.

He who lives in harmony with himself, lives in harmony with the universe.

The nearer a man comes to a calm mind, the closer he is to strength.

It is not events that disturb people,
it is their judgements concerning them.

If you are pained by external things, it is not they that disturb you, but your own judgement of them. And it is in your power to wipe out that judgement now.

The best answer to anger is silence.

When you arise in the morning,
think of what a precious privilege it is
to be alive, to breathe, to think,
to enjoy, to love.

If it is not right do not do it;
if it is not true do not say it.

Dig within. Within is the wellspring of Good; and it is always ready to bubble up, if you just dig.

Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.

Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.