Quotes

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.

The more you struggle to live, the less you live. Give up the notion that you must be sure of what you are doing.

Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.

The wise have always said the same things, and fools, who are the majority have always done just the opposite.

Every parting gives a foretaste of death, every reunion a hint of the resurrection.

Common people merely think how they shall spend their time; a man of talent tries to use it.

Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame.

Reading is equivalent to thinking with someone else's head instead of one's own.

The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom.

Health is not everything, but without health, everything is nothing.

Compassion is the basis of morality.

To be free is to be oneself, and to be oneself is to be free.