Time is the one thing that is given to everyone in equal measure.
Mercy often inflicts death.
There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage.
You cease to be afraid when you cease to hope; for hope is accompanied by fear.
This body is not a home, but an inn; and that only for a short time.
Philosophy's power to blunt all the blows of circumstance is beyond belief.