There is no man so blessed that some who stand by his deathbed won't hail the occasion with delight.

You have sent a letter to me through the hand of a "friend" of yours, as you call him. And in your very next sentence you warn me not to discuss with him all the matters that concern you, saying that even you yourself are not accustomed to do this; in other words, you have in the same letter affirmed and denied that he is your friend.

The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing, in so far as it stands ready against the accidental and the unforeseen, and is not apt to fall.

Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be, be one.

Life is neither good or evil, but only a place for good and evil.

Not the not but the not yet.

To understand the true quality of people, you must look into their minds, and examine their pursuits and aversions.