Drunkenness is simply voluntary insanity. If you judge, investigate. If you wish to be loved, love. Malice drinks one-half of its own poison. A man who suffers before it is necessary, suffers more than what is necessary.
Nothing is so wretched or foolish as to anticipate misfortunes.
What madness it is to be expecting evil before it comes. Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind. The sun also shines on the wicked. There is no delight in owning anything unshared.