"The greatest disturbance of the soul is not pain, but the fear of pain."

"The greatest fruit of self-sufficiency is freedom."

"Empty is the argument of the philosopher which does not relieve any human suffering."

"Death is nothing to us; for that which is dissolved is without sensation, and that which lacks sensation is nothing to us."

"The time when you should most of all withdraw into yourself is when you are forced to be in a crowd."