We ought to take outdoor walks, to refresh and raise our spirits by deep breathing in the open air.

God is near you, is with you, is inside you.

The man who does something under orders is not unhappy; he is unhappy who does something against his will.

We have lost morals, justice, honor, piety and faith, and that sense of shame which, once lost, can never be restored.

The philosopher: he alone knows how to live for himself. He is the one, in fact, who knows the fundamental thing: how to live.

There are no greater wretches in the world than many of those whom people in general take to be happy.

Some lack the fickleness to live as they wish and just live as they have begun.