One has been a poor spectator of life if one has not witnessed the hand - that kills from mercy.

One must never have spared oneself, one must have acquired hardness as a habit to be cheerful and in good spirits in the midst of nothing but hard truths.

The life of the enemy . Whoever lives for the sake of combating an enemy has an interest in the enemy's staying alive.

I know the hatred and envy of your hearts. Ye are not great enough not to know of hatred and envy. Then be great enough not to be ashamed of them!

Disobedience- that is the nobility of slaves.

All philosophy is a form of confession.

Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man.