Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.
Death is sometimes a punishment, often a gift; to many it has been a favor.
Resistance to oppression is second nature.
One hand washes the other.
There is more heroism in self-denial than in deeds of arms.
The true felicity of life is to be free from anxieties and pertubations; to understand and do our duties to God and man, and to enjoy the present without any serious dependence on the future.