Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures.
Everywhere man blames nature and fate yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passion, his mistakes and his weaknesses.
Men should strive to think much and know little.
Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.