As Lucretius says: 'Thus ever from himself doth each man flee.' But what does he gain if he does not escape from himself? He ever follows himself and weighs upon himself as his own most burdensome companion. And so we ought to understand that what we struggle with is the fault, not of the places, but of ourselves

Where fear is, happiness is not.

The worse a person is the less he feels it.

Life without the courage for death is slavery.

Death is a release from and an end of all pains.

[During difficult times and after mistakes and failures it is helpful to remember ...] Oftentimes calamity turns to our advantage and great ruins make way for greater glories.

Death is a punishment to some, to others a gift and to many a favour.