"The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing, in that it stands ready against the accidental and the unforeseen, and is not apt to fall."

"When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love."

"Despise not death, but welcome it, for nature wills it like all else."

"It is in your power to withdraw yourself whenever you desire. Perfect tranquility is nothing more than the good ordering of the mind, the self-sufficiency which is within."

"Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking."