6. JanuaryAll will be well, and all things will be well. In the open hand lies something small, like a hazelnut — and it is the whole world, held and kept safe. 10. JanuaryYour fear has more messengers than reality does. Rumour is a poor witness — test it before you tremble. 8. FebruaryCease to hope — and you will cease to fear: the two belong together like prisoners on one chain. 28. MayPrejudice is the child of ignorance. We shy away from what we do not know, despise what has remained foreign to us, and give our not-seeing the dignified name of 'judgement'. 12. AugustImagination is the mistress of error. It paints things large and small as it pleases, makes the wise man tremble on a wide plank above the abyss, and quietly governs our judgement without our noticing it. 15. SeptemberNecessity is an evil — but there is no necessity to live in it. The ways out into the open lie open everywhere. 10. OctoberIt is not death that is to be feared, but the fear of death. 20. NovemberWipe out the impressions. Hold the impulses still. Confine yourself to the present time.