How we remember, what we remember and why we remember form the most personal map of our individuality.
We can be sure that the greatest hope for maintaining equilibrium in the face of any situation rests within ourselves.
But be, as you have been, my happiness...
We think in generalities, but we live in detail.
Self-importance is our greatest enemy. Think about it - what weakens us is feeling offended by the deeds and misdeeds of our fellowmen. Our self-importance requires that we spend most of our lives offended by someone.
Nothing can be so amusingly arrogant as a young man who has just discovered an old idea and thinks it is his own.
We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they have never deceived us.