"Circumstances do not rise to meet our expectations. Events happen as they do. People behave as they are. Embrace what you actually get."

"If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself; if it be a lie, laugh at it."

"Control your perceptions. Direct your actions properly. Accept what is outside your control. Willingly do what needs to be done."

"Attach yourself to what is spiritually superior, regardless of what other people think or do. Hold to your true aspirations no matter what is going on around you."

"The price of apathy is to be at the mercy of those who are not."