My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.
In plain Truth, it is no Want, but rather Abundance that creates Avarice.
A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.
I quote others only in order the better to express myself.
The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.
He who is not sure of his memory, should not undertake the trade of lying.
The pleasantest things in the world are pleasant thoughts, and the great art of life is to have as many of them as possible.
He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak.
No doctor takes pleasure in the health even of his friends.
The truth of these days is not that which really is, but what every man persuades another man to believe.
Take care that old age does not wrinkle your spirit even more than your face.
The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.
Experience has further taught me this, that we ruin ourselves by impatience.
Don't be afraid to say what you are not afraid to think
Nothing is so firmly believed as what we least know.
The only thing certain is nothing is certain.
Only the fools are certain and assured.
Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.
There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.
Man is quite insane. He wouldn?t know how to create a maggot, and he creates Gods by the dozen.
The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them... Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.
We must learn to endure what we cannot avoid. Our life is composed, like the harmony of the world, of contrary things, also of different tones, sweet and harsh, sharp and flat, soft and loud. If a musician liked only one kind, what would he have to say?
We can be knowledgeable with other men's knowledge, but we cannot be wise with other men's wisdom.
A man must learn to endure patiently what he cannot avoid conveniently.
A man must keep a little back shop where he can be himself without reserve. In solitude alone can he know true freedom.
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