Many people weigh the guilt they will feel against the pleasure of the forbidden action they want to take.
It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.
When we are unhurried and wise, we perceive that only great and worthy things have any permanent and absolute existence, that petty fears and petty pleasures are but the shadow of the reality.
The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity.
Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.
Writing gives you the illusion of control, and then you realize it's just an illusion, that people are going to bring their own stuff into it.