"Begin the morning by saying to thyself, I shall meet the busybody, the ungrateful, arrogant, dishonest, jealous and querulous."
"It is not things themselves that disturb people, but their judgments about those things."
Philosophy
"The most powerful thing you can do is to take control of your own perception."
Power
"How much trouble he avoids who does not look at what his neighbor says or does or thinks."
Peace
"Remember that you will die."
"The impediment to action becomes the action."
Perseverance
"Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that the task is beyond the powers of man."
Courage
"Today I escaped anxiety about tomorrow, or at least, I escaped it by false judgment about my duties."
"You see how few things you need to grasp to live happily and nobly."
Happiness
"Stop whatever you're doing for a moment and ask yourself: Am I afraid of death because I won't be able to do this anymore?"
"External things are not the problem. It is your judgement about them. And you can erase that now."
"Nothing happens to anybody which he is not fitted by nature to bear."
Strength
"You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think."
"Refuse to be ashamed of needing help."
"Death is a release from the impressions of the senses, and from desires that make us their puppets."
Freedom
"Just that you do the right thing. The rest doesn't matter."
"The universe is a single living organism, made of one substance and one soul."
Philosophy
"You are not obliged to complete the work. But neither are you free to abandon it."
"Know yourself."
"The things you think about determine the quality of your mind."