Being stupid, selfish, and in good health, here are the three conditions required to be happy. But if you lack the first, you are lost.
The future tortures us and the past chains us. That's why the present escapes us.
Beware of sadness. It's a vice.
One must wait when feeling desperate, and walk when waiting.
Memories do not populate our solitude, as is often said; on the contrary, they make it deeper.