"If you are praised, consider yourself a donkey. If you are blamed, consider yourself a donkey."

"Any person capable of angering you becomes your master."

"Imagine a dog tied to a cart. If the dog wants to follow, it follows, adding its own will to the inevitable. But if the dog refuses to follow, it will be dragged along anyway."

"If a man has a bad character, he is bad for himself; if he has a good character, he is good for himself."

"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.…"