Develop a mind of equilibrium. You will always be getting praise and blame, but do not let either affect poise of mind: follow calmness, the absence of pride.
The highest form of human intelligence is to observe yourself without judgment.
From the solemn gloom of the temple children run out to sit in the dust. God watches them play and forgets the priest.
We are responsible for what we are, and whatever we wish ourselves to be, we have the power to make ourselves. If what we are now has been the result of our own past actions, it certainly follows that whatever we wish to be in future can be produced by our present actions; so we have to know how to act.
Be at peace with yourself. If you are not at peace with yourself, you are at peace with nothing.
