Learning to live in the present moment is part of the path of joy.
Memory feeds imagination.
Looks are part of business. A businessman should never stand out more than his customers. His mannerisms, his clothes, everything about him... Moderation is the key.
The strongest possible piece of advice I would give any young woman is: Don't screw around, and don't smoke.
Try to put your happiness before anyone else's, because you may never have done so in your entire life, if you really think about it, if you are really honest with yourself.
The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and hesitate to tell the truth that is in us, and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak, the divine floods of light and life no longer flow into our souls.
Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anyone else.