Freedom Is Not Procured By A Full Enjoyment Of

"The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less."

"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants."

"Conquer yourself rather than the world."

"I do not at all believe in human freedom in the philosophical sense... Schopenhauer’s saying, ‘A man can do what he wants, but not will what he wants,’ has been a very real inspiration to me since my youth; it has been a continual consolation in the face of life’s hardships, my own and others’, and an unfailing wellspring of tolerance. This realization mercifully mitigates the easily paralyzing sense of responsibility and prevents us from taking ourselves and other people too seriously; it is conducive to a view of life which, in part, gives humour its due."

"“Ultimately, it is the desire, not the desired, that we love.”"

"If one oversteps the bounds of moderation, the greatest pleasures cease to please."