No one does wrong voluntarily.

The comic and the tragic lie inseparably close, like light and shadow.

True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.

The reason why we have to acquire wealth is the body, because we are slaves in its service.

One ought not to return injustice, nor do evil to anybody in the world, no matter what one may have suffered from them.

...in the acquisition of this blessing human nature can find no better helper than Love. I declare that it is the duty of every man to honour Love, and I honour and practice the mysteries of Love in an especial degree myself, and recommend the same to others, and I praise the power and valour of Love to the best of my ability both now and always.

Bad men live that they may eat and drink, whereas good men eat and drink that they may live.