To tremble before anticipated evils is to bemoan what thou hast never lost.

Forget not that the man who cannot enjoy his own natural gifts in silence, and find his reward in the exercise of them, will generally find himself badly off.

The passions are like those demons with which Afrasahiab sailed down the Orus. Our only safety consists in keeping them asleep. If they we are lost.

It is not enough to take steps which may someday lead to a goal; each step must be itself a goal and a step likewise.

Being brilliant is no great feat if you respect nothing.

Everything has been thought of before, but the problem is to think of it again.

If you want to get pleasure out of life, you must attach value to the world.