He that lays down precepts for the governing of our lives, and moderating our passions, obliges humanity not only in the present, but in all future generations.

It makes a great deal of difference whether one wills not to sin or has not the knowledge to sin.

A man who suffers or stresses before it is necessary, suffers more than is necessary

There is no evil without its compensation.

No one can lead a happy life, or even one that is bearable, without the pursuit of wisdom, and that the perfection of wisdom is what makes the happy life, although even the beginnings of wisdom make life bearable. Yet this conviction, clear as it is, needs to be strengthened and given deeper roots through daily reflection; making noble resolutions is not a important as keeping the resolutions you have made already.

Why do I not seek some real good; one which I could feel, not one which I could display?

Life is long if it is full.