It Is Only Through Restraint That Man

Man Is Extraordinarily Clever In Preventing Himself From Being Happy; It Would Seem That The Less Able He Is To Endure Misfortune The More Apt He Is To Attach Himself To It.

Man's Responsibility Increases As That Of The Gods Decreases.

I Can't Expect Others To Share My Virtues. It's Good Enough For Me If They Share My Vices.

One Completely Overcomes Only What One Assimilates.

I Believe That In Every Circumstance I Have Been Able To See Rather Clearly The Most Advantageous Course I Could Follow, Which Is Very Rarely The One I Did Follow.