Reason looks at necessity as the basis of the world; reason is able to turn chance in your favor and use it. Only by having reasonremain strong and unshakable can we be called a god of the earth.

To make something you have to be something.

It is only necessary to grow old to become more charitable and even indulgent. I see no fault committed by others that I have not committed myself.

The rose is wont with pride to swell, and ever seeks to rise.

So long as you live and work, you will be misunderstood; to that you must resign yourself once and for all. Be silent!

Nothing is more dangerous than solitude.

One doesn't always lose when one has to do without.