“People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents
“My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher
“Old age: A great sense of calm and freedom. When the passions have relaxed their hold, you may have escaped, not from one master but from many.
“Whoever, fleeing marriage and the sorrows that women cause, does not wish to wed comes to a deadly old age.