What have men called good?
Only that which keeps the soul calm.

And what is evil?
That which fills it with disquiet.

I tell you, that the hearts of those who pursue virtue, though they are driven from their homes, hunted and tortured like noxious beasts, are more tranquil than those of their powerful persecutors, who practise evil.

He who seeks any other reward for virtue, than virtue itself, will not lack disappointment.

It is neither you nor Ulrich, who drives me hence, but the mysterious ancient curse, that pursues my people when they seek to rest; it is, it is...