“So it is with men too: even if they don’t want to, they will be compelled to follow what is destined.”

“Man conquers the world by conquering himself.”

“When a dog is tied to a cart, if it wants to follow, it is pulled and follows, making its spontaneous act coincide with necessity. But if the dog does not follow, it will be compelled in any case. So it is with men, too: even if they don’t want to, they will be compelled to follow what is destined.”

“A bad feeling is a commotion of the mind repugnant to reason and against nature.”

“Well-being is attained little by little, and nevertheless is no little thing itself.”

The goal of life is living in agreement with nature.

The reason why we have two ears and only one mouth is that we may listen the more and talk the less.