As iron is eaten by rust, so are the envious consumed by envy.

Antisthenes

Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing.

Lao Tzu

The salt of patience seasons everything.

Italian saying

This too shall pass away.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Relax; the world's not watching that closely. It's too busy contemplating itself in the mirror.

Richelle E. Goodrich

The first hour of the morning is the rudder of the day.

Henry Ward Beecher