Contemplate the extent and stability of the heavens, and then at last cease to admire worthless things.
Don't compromise your heart for something crass.
Your soul doesn't care what you do for a living - and when your life is over, neither will you. Your soul cares only about what you are being while you are doing whatever you are doing.
Our business isn't to be famous: that's not what we do; that's not what we strive for.
The only things that are really permanent are love, family, friendship, and that is a lesson. At the end of the day, that's really what it boils down to. The rest of it is just stuff.
Sanity consists in not being subdued by your means. Fancy prices are paid for position, and for the culture of talent, but to thegrand interests, superficial success is of no account.
The thought of money and fame and all that is nice to have. But it's not what's really important.
There comes a moment when we all must realize that life is short, and in the end the only thing that really counts is not how others see us, but how God sees us.
