There are few positions less inspiriting than those of a discomfited party.
All is mystery; but he is a slave who will not struggle to penetrate the dark veil.
There is moderation even in excess.
The more you are talked about the less powerful you are.
Quit the world, and the world forgets you.
The feeling of satiety, almost inseparable from large possessions, is a surer cause of misery than ungratified desires.