Light cares cry out; the great ones still are dumb.

One hand washes the other.

So called pleasures, when they go beyond a certain limit, are but punishments.

A benefit consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.

Shall I tell you what the real evil is? To cringe to the things that are called evils, to surrender to them our freedom, in defiance of which we ought to face any suffering.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

As for old age, embrace and love it. It abounds with pleasure if you know how to use it. The gradually declining years are among the sweetest in a man's life, and I maintain that, even when they have reached the extreme limit, they have their pleasure still.