“The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions ”
“The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions ”
“We make war that we may live in peace”
“Without music, life would be a mistake”
“Virtue is a state of war, and to live in it we have always to combat with ourselves”
“You were made perfectly to be loved - and surely I have loved you, in the idea of you, my whole life long. ”
“Make it a rule of life never to regret and never to look back. Regret is an appalling waste of energy; you can't build on it; it's only good for wallowing in”
“Don't take life too seriously; you'll never get out of it alive”