Tragedy has the great moral defect of giving too much importance to life and death.

Pleasure can be supported by an illusion; but happiness rests upon truth.

Where violence reigns, reason is weak.

It is said of a lonely man that he does not appreciate the life of society. This is like saying he hates hiking because he dislikes walking in thick forest on a dark night.

Anyone whose needs are small seems threatening to the rich, because he's always ready to escape their control.

Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live.

Men of reason have endured;men of passion have lived.