A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.

Most men are rich in borrowed sufficiency: a man may very well say a good thing, give a good answer, cite a good sentence, without at all seeing the force of either the one or the other.

Almost all the opinions we have are taken on authority and on credit.

Nothing prints more lively in our minds than something we wish to forget.

The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be everywhere, is to be nowhere.

The pleasure we hold in esteem for the course of our lives ought to have a greater share of our time dedicated to it; we should refuse no occasion nor omit any opportunity of drinking, and always have it in our minds.

A man must live in the world and make the best of it, such as it is.