"The greatest security of all is to be found in a quiet life withdrawn from the multitude."

"The wise man will not be more grateful for good things when they are present than when they are not."

"We should not believe in fate, but in our own free will."

"The man who best knows how to meet external threats makes into one family all the creatures he can."

"It is better to lie on a humble pallet and be free from care than to own a golden bed and be full of trouble."