“As far as you can, get into the habit of asking yourself in relation to any action taken by another: "What is his point of reference here?" But begin with yourself: examine yourself first.”

“I was once a fortunate man but at some point fortune abandoned me. But true good fortune is what you make for yourself. Good fortune: good character, good intentions, and good actions.”

“Accustom yourself not to be disregarding of what someone else has to say: as far as possible enter into the mind of the speaker.”

“In everything that you do, pause and ask yourself if death is a dreadful thing because it deprives you of this”

“Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?”

“Everything - a horse, a vine - is created for some duty... For what task, then, were you yourself created?”

“Begin each day by telling yourself: Today I shall be meeting with interference, ingratitude, insolence, disloyalty, ill-will, and selfishness – all of them due to the offenders’ ignorance of what is good or evil.”