1. “.A man should not so much respect what he eats, as with whom he eats”
2. “There is no more expensive thing than a free gift.”
3. “We do not correct the man we hang; we correct others by him.”
4. “As soon as women become ours we are no longer theirs.”
5. “Women are more susceptible to pain than to pleasure.”
6. “Excellent memories are often coupled with feeble judgements.”
7. “If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love.”
8. “We must learn to suffer what we cannot evade.”
9. “To philosophize is nothing else than to prepare oneself for death.”
10. “True freedom is to have power over oneself for everything.”
11. “We trouble our life by thoughts about death and our death by thoughts about life.”
12. “Nothing is so firmly believe as what we least know.”
13. “Honesty is question of right and wrong, not a matter of policy.”
14. “The most evident token and apparent sign of true wisdom is a constant and unconstrained rejoicing.”
15. “Ignorance is the softest pillow on which a man can rest his head.”
16. “A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.”
17. “Age imprints more wrinkles in the mind than it does on the face.”
18. “There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.”
19. “The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.”
20. “A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.”
21. “The conduct of our lives is the true mirror of our doctrine.”
22. “All permanent decisions are made in a temporary state of mind.”
23. “It is not necessity but abundance which produces greed.”
24. “There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.”
25. “We can be knowledgeable with other men’s knowledge, but we cannot be wise with other men’s wisdom.”
26. “Sometimes it is a good choice not to choose at all.”
27. “Len yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.”
28. “The lack of wealth is easily repaired but the poverty of the soul is irreplaceable.”
29. “We need to interpret interpretations more than to interpret things”
30. “Only the fools are certain and assured.”
