A man does not sin by commission only, but often by omission.

I was once a fortunate man but at some point fortune abandoned me. But true good fortune is what you make for yourself. Good fortune: good character, good intentions, and good actions.

Men seek out retreats for themselves in the country, by the seaside, on the moutains . . . But all this is unphilosophical to the last degree . . . when thou canst at a moment's notice retire into thyself.

To understand the true quality of people, you must look into their minds, and examine their pursuits and aversions.

Give thyself time to learn something new and good, and cease to be whirled around.

Don't be ashamed to need help. Like a soldier storming a wall, you have a mission to accomplish. And if you've been wounded and you need a comrade to pull you up? So what?

The stream of tendency in which all things seek to fulfill the law of their being.