I advise the young to tell themselves constantly that most often it is up to them alone.

An unprejudiced mind is probably the rarest thing in the world; to nonprejudice I attach the greatest value.

A man thinks he owns things, and it is he who is owned

To win ones joy through struggle is better than to yield to melancholy.

Fear of ridicule begets the worst cowardice.

When I cease to be indignant I will have begun my old age.

I find just as much profit in cultivating my hates as my loves.