Those who can stay sober for the long run always keep their emotions controlled. Reason is only strong while it remains separated from passions. By moderating your emotions, the less there are of them and the less harm they do.

The start of an emotion lies in your power, but when the emotion is allowed to develop, it drags you along by its own force. It’s easier not to admit them in the first place than to keep them in order once they’re admitted into your mind.

When something happens and you begin to get disturbed by it, quickly return to yourself, and don’t continue out of tune longer than the compulsion lasts.

Equanimity is the voluntary acceptance of whatever happens, and calm emotions when dealing with problems or pressure.

Be like the rocky cliff that sticks out into the ocean against which the waves continually break, while it stands firm and tames the fury of the water around it.

Hang around positive and sound people. They will be a good influence on you.

Happiness cannot be pursued, it must ensue.

Happiness is not pleasure. An actually happy person finds true pleasure in despising pleasures.

If you don’t become puffed up by good circumstances, you will not collapse when there is a reversal.

You should mentally anticipate any misfortune that could happen to lessen its impact when it occurs.

The only way to really kill anxiety and keep it under control is by working on yourself. If you work on having endurance, greatness of soul, and courage, you will be much stronger to deal with anxiety.

Remind yourself that neither the future nor the past pain you, but only the present. This is reduced to very little if you circumscribe it to the current moment.

Don’t be afraid of things like death, illness, your reputation, or anything else like that. Instead, be afraid that you’ll fear those things.

Know what things make you angry and give those parts of you the most protection.

The greatest cure for anger is to wait, so that the initial passion dies down, and the fog that shrouds your mind subsides.

Have magnanimity by being ready to forgive if anyone harms you. It’s more important how an offence is endured than how it’s committed.

Expect bad people to do wrong things.

We have envy because someone is in front of us in life, forgetting how many are behind us.

Believe in yourself and have confidence that you’re on the right path. People don’t lose confidence because things are hard on them, things are hard on them because they lack confidence.

Retire into yourself as often as possible.

No matter where you live, when anything happens to you, look inside yourself and see what capacity you have to deal with it. Get in the habit of looking inside yourself for virtues.