Great possessions and great want of them are both strong temptations.
Every bird has its decoy, and every man is led and misled in his own peculiar way.
Thou shalt abstain, Renounce, refrain.
We are surrounded by abysses, but the greatest of all depths is in our own heart, and an irresistible leaning leads us there. Draw thyself from thyself!
Napoleon affords us an example of the danger of elevating one's self to the absolute, and sacrificing everything to the carrying out of an idea.
I am what I am, so take me as I am!.
The absence of temptation is the absence of virtue.
Never by reflection, but only by doing is self- knowledge possible to one.
The man with insight enough to admit his limitations comes nearest to perfection.