Pleasure dies at the very moment when it charms us most.

Sadness usually results from one of the following causes either when a man does not succeed, or is ashamed of his success.

The body is not a permanent dwelling, but a sort of inn which is to be left behind when one perceives that one is a burden to the host.

The man who spends his time choosing one resort after another in a hunt for peace and quiet will in every place he visits find something to prevent him from relaxing.

For men in a state of freedom had thatch for their shelter, while slavery dwells beneath marble and gold.

A good mind possesses a kingdom.

No man enjoys the true taste of life, but he who is ready and willing to quit it.