"Hatred is blind; anger is deaf: he who pours oil on the fire only increases the flame."

"Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures."

"As a general rule… people ask for advice only in order not to follow it; or if they do follow it, in order to have someone to blame for giving it."

"The wretched and the miserable should turn to their fellow sufferers rather than to the happy for sympathy and advice."

"The greatest pleasure is to be loved."