We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink.
As if they were our own handiwork we place a high value on our characters.
A strong belief in fate is the worst kind of slavery; on the other hand, there is a comfort in the thought that God will be moved by our prayers.
Man was not intended by nature to live in communities and be civilized.
Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
The flesh believes that pleasure is limitless and that it requires unlimited time; but the mind, understanding the end and limit of the flesh and ridding itself of fears of the future, secures a complete life and has no longer any need for unlimited time.