It is possible to entertain no thought about this, and not to be troubled in spirit; for things of themselves are not so constituted as to create our judgements upon them.
The criterion of the advantageous and disadvantageous is enjoyment and lack of enjoyment.
The happiness of mankind lies in working together, in living as if each individual had set himself the task of contributing to the common welfare.
It is right that men should value the soul rather than the body; for perfection of soul corrects the inferiority of the body, but physical strength without intelligence does nothing to improve the mind.
To define means to fix, and, when you get down to it, real life isn't fixed.
Peace starts with each one of us.
Sincerity is contagious.
An achievement is a bondage. It obliges one to a higher achievement.
Passing through nature to eternity.
Striving each day to stay true to our principles is what safeguards our very being.
Sleep and watchfulness, both of them, when immoderate, constitute disease.
Memory is the scribe of the soul.
Words give wings to the mind and make a man soar to heaven.
So in order to act well it is sufficient to judge well, and to judge as well as one can is sufficient to enable one to do one's best.
Freedom ! Let's save freedom. Freedom saves the rest.
Competence without authority is as powerless as authority without competence.
The envious man torments himself like an enemy.
It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all. And often enough our faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true.
Therefore, I beg you, do not let yourself become angry For every creature needs the help of all.
I am rising to the work of a human being.
This is a common failing of mankind, never to anticipate a storm when the sea is calm.
The end is life in agreement with nature.
It would not be much of a universe if it wasn't home to the people you love.
Those same things from which we get good can also be for us a source of hurt, or else we can avoid the hurt. For instance, deep water is useful for many purposes, and yet again harmful; for there is danger of being drowned. A technique has therefore been invented: instruction in swimming.
There are some things one can only achieve by a deliberate leap in the opposite direction. One has to go abroad in order to find the home one has lost.
The finest things in life are life’s illusions.
The only mystery is there being someone who thinks about mystery.
There is something in every person's character that cannot be broken — the bony structure of his character.
To accept reason is impossible if you don’t already possess it.
Becoming human is an art.
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