Blessedness is not the reward of virtue, but virtue itself; neither do we rejoice therein, because we control our lusts, but, contrariwise, because we rejoice therein, we are able to control our lusts.

Most people seem to believe that they are free, in so far as they may obey their lusts, and that they cede their rights, in so far as they are bound to live ac…

Since human power in controlling the emotions consists solely in the understanding, it follows that no one rejoices in blessedness, because he has controlled h…

He, who possesses a body capable of the greatest number of activities, possesses a mind whereof the greatest part is eternal.