Don't ruin the present with the ruined past.

Difficulties are things that show a person what they are.

Nature gave us one tongue and two ears so we could hear twice as much as we speak.

The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.

If you wish to be a writer, write.

He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.

Take heed: you do not find what you do not seek.

Practice yourself, for heavens sake in little things, and then proceed to greater.

There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.

Freedom is the right to live as we wish.

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.

If you seek truth you will not seek victory by dishonourable means, and if you find truth you will become invincible.