We should live as if we were in public view, and think, too, as if someone could peer into the inmost recesses of our hearts-which someone can!

Slavery takes hold of few, but many take hold of slavery.

I don't trust liberals, I trust conservatives.

Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to indulge in them; a man cannot tell his dream till he wakes.

Forgive that you may be forgiven.

It is man's duty to live in conformity with the divine will, and this means, firstly, bringing his life into line with 'nature's laws', and secondly, resigning himself completely and uncomplainingly to whatever fate may send him. Only by living thus, and not setting too high a value on things which can at any moment be taken away from him, can he discover that true, unshakeable peace and contentment to which ambition, luxury and above all avarice are among the greatest obstacles.

As was his language so was his life.