“Misfortune nobly born is good fortune.”

“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.”

“Men seek out retreats for themselves in the country, by the seaside, on the mountains… nowhere can a man find a retreat more peaceful or more free from trouble than his own soul.”

“Don’t allow yourself to be heard any longer griping about public life, not even with your own ears!”

“If it is not right, do not do it, if it is not true, do not say it.”

“If it’s endurable, then endure it, stop complaining.”

“Every hour, focus your mind attentively… on the performance of the task in hand, with dignity, human sympathy, benevolence and freedom, and leave aside all other thoughts. You will achieve this, if you perform each action as if it were your last.”

“External things are not the problem. It’s your assessment of them, which you can erase right now.”

“Today, I escaped from anxiety. Or, no; I discarded it, because it was within me, in my own perceptions—not outside.”

“Don’t be overheard complaining…not even to yourself.”