"The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts."

"Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart."

"Do every act of your life as if it were your last."

"Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now, take what's left and live it properly."

"Look to the things themselves, and consider what they are when they shall lose their coverings and see their nakedness: how many things that seem great and terrible and wonderful are then seen to be o…"