The greater the Difficulty the more Glory in surmounting it, and the loss of false Joys secures to us a much better Possession of real ones.
He who is not satisfied with a little, is satisfied with nothing .
Necessity is an evil; but there is no necessity for continuing to live subject to necessity.
When we exist, death is not yet present, and when death is present, then we do not exist.
Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempest.
He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.