mindset Quotes

Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life.

Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy.

Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play.

To do the same thing over and over again is not only boredom: it is to be controlled by rather than to control what you do.

The best people renounce all for one goal, the eternal fame of mortals; but most people stuff themselves like cattle.

If you do not expect the unexpected you will not find it, for it is not to be reached by search or trail.

Most men are within a finger's breadth of being mad.

The art of being a slave is to rule one's master.

The great thieves lead away the little thief.

As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the former instruct him and the latter take him to task.