Quotes

You have made us for yourself, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.

No man is free who is not master of himself.

It is not things that disturb us, but our opinions about things.

Of all the things that wisdom provides for the happiness of the whole of life, by far the greatest is the possession of friendship.

Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

History is the witness of the times, the light of truth, the life of memory, the teacher of life.

Oh, the times! Oh, the customs!

Wonder is the feeling of a philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder.

The beginning is the most important part of the work.

I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter.

A hard nut is a wondrous fruit: you will not crack it, but it will break your teeth!