When a nation is on the downward path, when it feels its belief in its own future, its hope of freedom slipping from it, when it begins to see submission as a first necessity and the virtues of submission as measures of self-preservation, then it must overhaul its God.

It is difficult to live among people because silence is so difficult.

Solitude makes us tougher towards ourselves and tenderer towards others. In both ways it improves our character.

If you buy the why, the how is infinitely bearable

The thought of suicide is a great source of comfort: with it a calm passage is to be made across many a bad night.

Epicurus had rage and envy of Plato's superior style.

Was that life? Well then, once more!