1445  We are in the habit of exaggerating or imagining or anticipating sorrow. We are torn by things present or about things yet to come. Consider whether your proofs of future troubles are sure. For it is more often the case that we are troubled by our apprehensions.

1557  There are more things..likely to frighten us, than to crush us.We suffer more in the imagination than in reality.

1491  Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.

1893  The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.

1573  Remember there is no such thing as a small act of kindness.Every act creates a ripple with no logical end