For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.
Happiness is the settling of the soul into its most appropriate spot.
Hope is a waking dream.
The energy of the mind is the essence of life.
The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.
The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law.
Nature does nothing uselessly.
Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.
Happiness depends upon ourselves.
He who has overcome his fears will truly be free.
