People are not disturbed by things, but by the view they take of them.
Do not seek to bring things to pass in accordance with your wishes, but wish for them as they are, and you will find them.
It is impossible to begin to learn that which one thinks one already knows.
Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
He is a wise man who does not grieve for the tings which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
When you are offended at any man’s fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.
If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.
It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.
It is not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
Don’t let the force of an impression when it first hit you knock you off your feet; just say to it: Hold on a moment; let me see who you are and what you represent. Let me put you to the test.
In life our first job is this, to divide and distinguish things into two categories: externals I cannot control, but the choices I make with regard to them I do control. Where will I find good and bad? In me, in my choices.