« The hope of a return to strong growth is quite illusory. We are already living far beyond our means and those of our planet. It is more likely that we are moving towards a certain decline, which no politician dares to say, or perhaps even conceive. »

« Philosophy teaches us to think well to try to live better. But in this area, it is not just about thought: it also has a practical side and can, in the manner of the Ancients, be embodied in psychospiritual exercises. The university trained specialists when ancient philosophy intended to train men. As Pierre Hadot has shown throughout his work, "true philosophy is therefore, in antiquity, spiritual exercise." Most of the works of Greek and Roman philosophers "emanate from a philosophical school, in the most concrete sense of the word, in which a master trains disciples and strives to lead them to transformation and self-realization." »

« The joy is there and we must learn to see it, to welcome it, to let it emerge. It is joy that leads to renunciation, not the other way around. »