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the foolish overlook and neglect present blessings, through their thoughts being ever intent on the future; but the wise make the past clearly present to them through memory

the immoderate desire for each, implanting a most immoderate fear of losing them, makes the enjoyment of them weak and wavering, like a flame under the influence of a wind

One protects himself by solitude, and one by courtesy, and one by an acid, worldly manner,--each concealing how he can the thinness of his skin and his incapacity for strict association.

To be beautiful and to be calm, without mental fear, is the ideal of nature. If I cannot achieve it, at least I can think it.

The disturbers of our happiness, in this world, are our desires, our griefs, and our fears; and to all these, the consideration of mortality is a certain and adequate remedy.

Futurity is the proper abode of hope and fear, with all their train and progeny of subordinate apprehensions and desires.

A good conscience fears no witnesses, but a guilty conscience is solicitous even of solitude.

Beside, that the ills which he fears he may suffer, he suffers in the very fear of them.

Not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears, but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is abundantly sufficient; for he that is so, wants nothing.

Where the mind is tinctured with philosophy, there is no place for grief, anxiety, or superfluous vexations.

If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles

What doth care about future events bring thee, save sorrow upon sorrow?

Do all that you can do in a perfect manner every day, but do it without haste, worry, or fear. Go as fast as you can, but never hurry.

The American over-tension and jerkiness and breathlessness and intensity and agony of expression are primarily social, and only secondarily physiological, phenomena.

the great thing in all education is to make our nervous system our ally instead of our enemy

The pure men of old slept without dreams, and waked without anxiety.

all the misfortunes of men arise from one thing only, that they are unable to stay quietly in their own chamber

This danger is greatly heightened, as it has been always observable that men are less jealous of encroachments of one department upon another than upon their own reserved rights.

Most of your fears are your mind going on overthinking overdrive. Life isn't as bad as your thoughts make it to be. Control thoughts and filter negativity. Tell yourself it's all fine. Keep the mind occupied with pursuing what you enjoy. Be kind to someone. Trust your power.

A stitch in time saves nine.

A watched pot never boils.

Look before you leap.