One should seek for the salutary in the unpleasant: if it is there it is after all nectar. One should seek for the deceitful in the pleasant: if it is there it is after all poison.

A great man does not lose his self-possession when he is afflicted the ocean is not made muddy by the falling in of its banks.

All fortune belongs to him who has a contented mind.

By associating with good and evil persons a man acquires the virtues and vices which they possess even as the wind blowing over different places takes along good and bad odors.

If a man be self-controlled truthful wise and resolute is there aught that can stay out of reach of such a man?

A wise man to accomplish his end may even carry his foe on his shoulder.

All systems of the society should serve the mind, instead of the mind serving the systems.

If you remain calm in the midst of great chaos, it is the surest guarantee that it will eventually subside.

God said that He Himself will take care of us

The longer one is alone, the easier it is to hear the song of the earth.

In forgiving an injury be somewhat ceremonious, lest your magnanimity be construed as indifference.

There is no possibility of failure because you only control your actions and they only influence the probable evolution of your life over stochastic future paths. There is no failure, only feedback.

Tall and straight I may appear, but I will always be Ada inside. A crooked little person trying to tell the truth. The power is in the balance: we are our injuries, as much as we are our successes

The future is carved out of the present moment. Tomorrow's harvest depends upon today's ploughing and sowing.

It appears that there is a genocidal plan against Black people.

As far as young kids go, my primary interest is to get parents to read to their kids. That’s about the most you can do, I think.