As far as possible, without surrender, Speak your truth quietly and clearly, Avoid loud and aggressive persons, If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter, Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love, for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore, be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
be on good terms with all persons.
and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant;
they too have their story.
they are vexations to the spirit.
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism.
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.