“Caretake this moment. Immerse yourself in its particulars. Respond to this person, this challenge, this deed. Quit evasions. Stop giving yourself needless trouble. It is time to really live; to fully inhabit the situation you happen to be in now.”
“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.”
“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”
“Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.”
“We should every night call ourselves to an account; What infirmity have I mastered today? What passions opposed? What temptation resisted? What virtue acquired? Our vices will abort of themselves if they be brought every day to the shrift.”
“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.”
“For it is in your power to retire into yourself whenever you choose.”
“On the occasion of every accident that befalls you, remember to turn to yourself and inquire what power you have for turning it to use.”
“Each day acquire something that will fortify you against poverty, against death, indeed against other misfortunes as well; and after you have run over many thoughts, select one to be thoroughly digested that day.”
“It is in your power to withdraw yourself whenever you desire. Perfect tranquility within consists in the good ordering of the mind, the realm of your own.”