"It is a part of the cure to wish to be cured."

"You act like mortals in all that you fear, and like immortals in all that you desire."

"No one can be happy who has been thrust out of the way of truth and wanders about through a labyrinth of error."

"Hang on to your youthful enthusiasms — you’ll be able to use them better when you’re older."

"What need is there to weep over parts of life? The whole of it is a cause for tears."