What you think about yourself is much more important than what others think of you. See image Seneca the Elder
No one is better born than another, unless they are born with better abilities and a more amiable disposition. See image Seneca the Elder
If a man does not know what port he is steering for, no wind is favorable to him. See image Seneca the Elder
We should every night call ourselves to an account: What infirmity have I mastered today? What passions opposed! What temptation resisted? What virtue acquired? See image Seneca the Elder