Life is a series of experiences,
each one of which makes us bigger,
even though it is hard to realize this.
For the world was built to develop character,
and we must learn that the setbacks
and grieves which we endure help us
in our marching onward.
If you would cure anger, Do not feed it. Say to yourself: ‘I used to be angry every day; Then every other day; Now only every third or fourth day. ‘When you reach thirty days offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the gods
Failures are often the results of timidity and fears; disappointments are the results of bashfulness; hours of leisure pass away like summer-clouds, therefore, do not waste opportunity of doing good
