I quote others only in order the better to express myself.
A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.
My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.
The pleasantest things in the world are pleasant thoughts, and the great art of life is to have as many of them as possible.
The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.
He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak.
Experience has further taught me this, that we ruin ourselves by impatience.
The truth of these days is not that which really is, but what every man persuades another man to believe.
Don't be afraid to say what you are not afraid to think
The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.
Laws are often made by fools, and even more often by men who fail in equity because they hate equality: but always by men, vain authorities who can resolve nothing.
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.
There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.
Take care that old age does not wrinkle your spirit even more than your face.
Man is quite insane. He wouldn?t know how to create a maggot, and he creates Gods by the dozen.
Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.
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?
He who is not sure of his memory, should not undertake the trade of lying.
People of our time are so formed for agitation and ostentation that goodness, moderation, equability, constancy, and such quiet and obscure qualities are no longer felt.
My art and profession is to live.
Stubborn and ardent clinging to one's opinion is the best proof of stupidity.
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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