A little government and a little luck are necessary in life, but only a fool trusts either of them.
All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.
We bear the world and we make it... There was never a great man who had not a great mother - it is hardly an exaggeration.
I like coincidences. They make me wonder about destiny, and whether free will is an illusion or just a matter of perspective. They let me speculate on the idea of some master plan that, from time to time, we're allowed to see out of the corner of our eye.
A lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it: it would be hell on earth.
There is nothing more demoralizing than a small but adequate income.
Be honorable yourself if you wish to associate with honorable people.