It is hard to fight an enemy who has outposts in your head.
Treat all disasters as if they were trivialities but never treat a triviality as if it were a disaster.
Never despair; but if you do, work on in despair.
If you're trying to take a roomful of people by surprise, it's a lot easier to hit your targets if you don't yell going through the door.
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.
No man remains quite what he was when he recognizes himself.
By learning to discover and value our ordinariness, we nurture a friendliness toward ourselves and the world that is the essence of a healthy soul.