Whatever folly men commit, be their shortcomings or their vices what they may, let us exercise forbearance; remember that when these faults appear in others it is our follies and vices that we behold.

...in the end every one stands alone, and the important thing is who it is that stands alone.

There is no opinion, however absurd, which men will not readily embrace as soon as they can be brought to the conviction that it is generally adopted.

Life without pain has no meaning.

Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude.

A man can do what he wants, but not want what he wants.

Mostly the loss teaches us only about the value of things.