"How odd and inexplicable are the paths of destiny. What intention did Providence have by ruining the one who it has raised up, and raising up the one who it has ruined?"

"There are two ways of seeing: with the body and with the soul. The body's sight can sometimes be faulty, but the soul's sight is always true."

"There is no such thing as a natural death: nothing that ever happens to a man is ever natural, since his presence calls the world into question."

"All generalizations are dangerous, even this one."

"Happiness is a choice, not a result."