Hope and fear are inseparable. There is no hope without fear, nor any fear without hope.

Humility is often only feigned submission which people use to render others submissive. It is a subterfuge of pride which lowers itself in order to rise.

Consolation for unhappiness can often be found in a certain satisfaction we get from looking unhappy.

What often prevents our abandoning ourselves to a single vice is, our having more than one.

It is much better to learn to deal with the ills we have now than to speculate on those that may befall us.

We always like those who admire us.

Philosophy easily triumphs over past and future ills; but present ills triumph over philosophy.