"The only way to deal with the world is to be a part of it, to live in it, and to accept it as it is."

"The greatest strength of the soul is the power to endure."

"The right understanding of any matter and a misunderstanding of the same matter do not wholly exclude each other."

"The whole visible world is perhaps nothing other than the rationalization of a man who wants to rest for a moment."

"I have been in many battles and I have been victorious in all of them. But now I am weary and I want to rest."