Moderation in people who are contented comes from that calm that good fortune lends to their spirit.

If you cannot find peace in yourself, it is useless to look for it elsewhere.

It is almost always a fault of one who loves not to realize when he ceases to be loved.

Reconciliation with our enemies is simply a desire to better our condition, a weariness of war, or the fear of some unlucky thing from occurring.

There are more defects in temperament than in the mind.

The defects and faults of the mind are like wounds in the body; after all imaginable care has been taken to heal them up, still there will be a scar left behind, and they are in continual danger of breaking the skin and bursting out again.

It is easier to rule others than to keep from being ruled oneself.