"That which is not good for the swarm is not good for the bee."

"It is in your power to withdraw yourself whenever you desire. Perfect tranquility is nothing more than the good ordering of the mind, the self-sufficiency which is within."

"Consider the past—a change of empires, and you may foresee the future. For it will be the same kind of thing, and it is impossible for things to deviate from the present order: wherefore to contemplat…"

"The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane."

"Look to the things themselves, and consider what they are when they shall lose their coverings and see their nakedness: how many things that seem great and terrible and wonderful are then seen to be o…"