No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness.
At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst.
Moral virtue is a mean . . . between two vices, one of excess and the other of defect; . . . it is such a mean because it aims at hitting the middle point in feelings and in actions. This is why it is a hard task to be good, for it is hard to find the middle point in anything.
To learn is a natural pleasure, not confined to philosophers, but common to all men.
"I was not alone when I was in Goofy hell"
The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life - knowing that under certain conditions it is not worthwhile to live.