The two foes of human happiness are pain and boredom.
Happiness • Pain
The greatest of follies is to sacrifice health for any other kind of happiness.
Sacrifice • Happiness • Health
Talent hits a target no one else can hit; genius hits a target no one else can see.
Talent • Perception • Genius
Man can do what he wills, but he cannot will what he wills.
Philosophy • Human
Life is a constant battle between the will to live and the will to die.
Life
It is difficult to find happiness within oneself, but it is impossible to find it anywhere else.
Discovery • Contentment • Fulfillment
Intellect is invisible to the man who has none.
Awareness • Intelligence • Perception
Happiness consists in frequent repetition of pleasure.
Happiness • Pleasure
Fame is something which must be won; honor, only something which must not be lost.
Character • Success • Achievements
Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world.
Worldview • Perception
A sense of humor is the only divine quality of man.
Divine • Humor
All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.
Resistance • Acceptance • Truth
