"A free man thinks of death least of all things; and his wisdom is a meditation not of death but of life."

"He who is led by fear and does good to avoid evil, is not guided by reason."

"Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice."

"No one can desire to preserve his being without desiring to enjoy life."

"I have made a ceaseless effort not to ridicule, not to bewail, not to scorn human actions, but to understand them."