Life is full of troubles and vexations, that one must either rise above it by means of corrected thoughts, or leave it.

Genius is an intellect that has become unfaithful to its destiny.

However, for the man who studies to gain insight, books and studies are merely rungs of the ladder on which he climbs to the summit of knowledge. As soon as a rung has raised him up one step, he leaves it behind. On the other hand, the many who study in order to fill their memory do not use the rungs of the ladder for climbing, but take them off and load themselves with them to take away, rejoicing at the increasing weight of the burden. They remain below forever, because they bear what should have bourne them.

People of Wealth and the so called upper class suffer the most from boredom.

If God made this world, then i would not want to be the God. It is full of misery and distress that it breaks my heart.

Every generation, no matter how paltry its character, thinks itself much wiser than the one immediately preceding it, let alone those that are more remote.

Time is that in which all things pass away.