It is an absolute and virtually divine perfection to know how to enjoy our being rightfully.

Of all our infirmities, the most savage is to despise our being.

If you don't know how to die, don't worry; Nature will tell you what to do on the spot, fully and adequately. She will do this job perfectly for you; don't bother your head about it.

Wit is a dangerous weapon, even to the possessor, if he knows not how to use it discreetly.

I know well what I am fleeing from but not what I am in search of.

'Tis the sharpness of our mind that gives the edge to our pains and pleasures.