But nature flies from the infinite; for the infinite is imperfect, and nature always seeks an end.

With respect to the requirement of art, the probable impossible is always preferable to the improbable possible.

He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god.

Nature of man is not what he was born as, but what he is born for.

Adoration is made out of a solitary soul occupying two bodies.

One kind of justice is that which is manifested in distributions of honour or money or the other things that fall to be divided among those who have a share in the constitution ... and another kind is that which plays a rectifying part in transactions.

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.