"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants."

"If you wish to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid with regard to external things. Don't wish to be thought to know anything; and if you are thought to be somebody by others, distrust…"

"The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have."

"Remember, it is not enough to be hit or insulted to be harmed, you must believe that you are being harmed. If someone succeeds in provoking you, realize that your mind is complicit in the provocation.…"

"When you have done good and received good, why do you look for any other reward?"