It seems that it is madder never to abandon one's self than often to be infatuated; better to be wounded, a captive and a slave, than always to walk in armor.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
To take refuge with an inferior is to betray one's self.
Indulge not thyself in the passion of anger; it is whetting a sword to wound thine own breast, or murder thy friend.
It is the soul's duty to be loyal to its own desires. It must abandon itself to its master passion.
The private interest of the individual would not be sufficiently provided for by reasonable and cool self-love alone; therefore the appetites and passions are placed within as a guard and further security, without which it would not be taken due care of.
One who has no love in his heart will try to possess everything for himself. One who has love in his heart is ready to sacrifice everything, including his own body, for the benefit of others.
We often fancy that we suffer from ingratitude, while in reality we suffer from self-love.
Resolve to be thyself: and know that he who finds himself, loses his misery.
When you become a slave to a public persona and don't feel comfortable without it, it becomes a shield, and it shouldn't come at the expense of your self-worth.
Obedience is detachment from the self. This is the most radical detachment of all. But what is the self? The self is the principle of reason and responsibility in us. It is the root of freedom, it is what makes us men.
There is not a passion so strongly rooted in the human heart as envy.