To die in order to avoid the pains of poverty, love, or anything that is disagreeable, is not the part of a brave man, but of a coward.
Being a father is the most rewarding thing a man whose career has plateaued can do.
We become just by the practice of just actions.
The life of children, as much as that of intemperate men, is wholly governed by their desires.
There is no genius who hasn't a touch of insanity.
The man who is content to live alone is either a beast or a god.