"Custom is a second nature, which destroys the first."

"It is good to be tired. It is good to be weary. It is good to be ill. It is good to be hungry. It is good to be thirsty. It is good to be cold. It is good to be hot. It is good to be in pain. It is go…"

"Man is so great that his greatness even manifests itself in knowing himself to be miserable."

"Distraction is the only thing that makes us bear the miseries of life."

"We are born into the world with a love for ourselves, and a hate for those who would oppose us."