All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind
All men by nature desire knowledge.
The energy of the mind is the essence of life.
Wit is educated insolence.
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Whosoever is delighted in solitude, is either a wild beast or a god
What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.
I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self
The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.
it is not enough to win a war; it is more important to organize the peace
Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.
I have gained this by philosophy … I do without being ordered what some are constrained to do by their fear of the law
Learning is not child's play; we cannot learn without pain.
He who has overcome his fears will truly be free.
Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime.
The antidote for fifty enemies is one friend.
To perceive is to suffer.
Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.
No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness.
The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living differ from the dead.
Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom
Happiness depends upon ourselves.
Hope is a waking dream.