There is a sort of gratification in doing good which makes us rejoice in ourselves.Michel de Montaigne
Cease to inquire what the future has in store, and take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.Horace
Refrain from asking what going to happen tomorrow, and everyday that fortune grants you, count as gain.Horace
We can be thankful to a friend for a few acres, or a little money; and yet for the freedom and command of the whole earth, and for the great benefits of our being, our life, health, and reason, we look upon ourselves as under no obligation.Lucius Annaeus Seneca