Things that were hard to bear are sweet to remember.

The man who has learned to triumph over sorrow wears his miseries as though they were sacred fillets upon his brow; and nothing is so entirely admirable as a man bravely wretched.

Associate with people who are likely to improve you.

Night brings our troubles to the light, rather than banishes them.

To be able to endure odium is the first art to be learned by those who aspire to power.

A man is as unhappy as he has convinced himself he is.

The wise man then followed a simple way of life-which is hardly surprising when you consider how even in this modern age he seeks to be as little encumbered as he possibly can.