Let us train our minds to desire what the situation demands.
What must be shall be and that which is a necessity to him that struggles is little more than choice to him that is willing.
Brave men rejoice in adversity just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
Fire is the test of gold adversity of strong men.
The good things that belong to prosperity are to be wished but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired.
The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable.
If we let things terrify us life will not be worth living.
Fortune reveres the brave and overwhelms the cowardly.
For many men the acquisition of wealth does not end their troubles it only changes them.
No man will swim ashore and take his baggage with him.
Fortune reveres the brave and overwhelms the cowardly.
There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage.
Courage is a scorner of things which inspire fear.
What must be shall be and that which is a necessity to him that struggles is little more than choice to him that is willing.
There is nothing so bitter that a patient mind cannot find some solace for it.
We should every night call ourselves to an account: What infirmity have I mastered today? What passions opposed! What temptation resisted? What virtue acquired?
If we let things terrify us life will not be worth living.
We are more often frightened than hurt and we suffer more from imagination than from reality.
There is nothing so bitter that a patient mind cannot find some solace for it.
We can be thankful to a friend for a few acres or a little money and yet for the freedom and command of the whole earth and for the great benefits of our being our life health and reason we look upon ourselves as under no obligation.
Failure changes for the better success for the worse.
No evil is without its compensation … it is not the loss itself but the estimate of the loss that troubles us.
We can be thankful to a friend for a few acres or a little money and yet for the freedom and command of the whole earth and for the great benefits of our being our life health and reason we look upon ourselves as under no obligation.
A man can refrain from wanting what he has not and cheerfully make the best of a bird in the hand.
He who receives a benefit with gratitude repays the first installment on his debt.
What is the proper limit for wealth? It is first to have what is necessary and second to have what is enough.
The heart is great which shows moderation in the midst of prosperity.
Not he who has little but he who wishes more is poor.
One who’s our friend is fond of us one who’s fond of us isn’t necessarily our friend.
One who’s our friend is fond of us one who’s fond of us isn’t necessarily our friend.
One who’s our friend is fond of us one who’s fond of us isn’t necessarily our friend.
One who’s our friend is fond of us one who’s fond of us isn’t necessarily our friend.
One who’s our friend is fond of us one who’s fond of us isn’t necessarily our friend.
One who’s our friend is fond of us one who’s fond of us isn’t necessarily our friend.
One who’s our friend is fond of us one who’s fond of us isn’t necessarily our friend.
One who’s our friend is fond of us one who’s fond of us isn’t necessarily our friend.
One who’s our friend is fond of us one who’s fond of us isn’t necessarily our friend.
He who looks for advantage out of friendship strips it all of its nobility.
Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for no wind is the right wind.
There’s some end at last for the man who follows a path mere rambling is interminable.
Unhappy is the man though he rule the world who doesn’t consider himself supremely blessed.
A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature.
No man can live happily who regards himself alone who turns everything to his own advantage. Thou must live for another if thou wishest to live for thyself.
A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature.
A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature.
A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature.
A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature.
A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature.
A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature.
A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature.
A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature.
Wherever there is a human being there is an opportunity for a kindness.
Live for thy neighbor if thou wouldst live for thyself.
If God adds another day to our life let us receive it gladly.
It is for the superfluous things of life that men sweat.
It is for the superfluous things of life that men sweat.
It is for the superfluous things of life that men sweat.
It is for the superfluous things of life that men sweat.
It is for the superfluous things of life that men sweat.
It is for the superfluous things of life that men sweat.
It is for the superfluous things of life that men sweat.
It is for the superfluous things of life that men sweat.
It is for the superfluous things of life that men sweat.
It is for the superfluous things of life that men sweat.
Add each day something to fortify you against poverty and death.
Success is not greedy as people think but insignificant. That’s why it satisfies nobody.
If you wish to fear nothing consider that everything is to be feared.
What does reason demand of a man? A very easy thing-to live in accord with his own nature.
A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature.
Constant exposure to dangers will breed contempt for them.
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
To keep oneself safe does not mean to bury oneself.
What you think about yourself is much more important than what others think of you.
There’s one blessing only the source and cornerstone of beatitude: confidence in self.
Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.
For the great benefits of our being- our life health and reason-we look upon ourselves.
Constant exposure to dangers will breed contempt for them.
The conditions of conquest are always easy. We have but to toil awhile endure awhile believe always and never turn back.
Success is not greedy as people think but insignificant. That’s why it satisfies nobody.
There is nothing so wretched or foolish as to anticipate misfortunes. What madness is it in expecting evil before it arrives?