Salt water when it turns into vapour becomes sweet, and the vapour does not form salt water when it condenses again. This I know by experiment. The same thing is true in every case of the kind: wine and all fluids that evaporate and condense back into a liquid state become water. They all are water modified by a certain admixture, the nature of which determines their flavour.

Consider pleasures as they depart, not as they come.

The law is reason, free from passion.

Truth is a remarkable thing. We cannot miss knowing some of it. But we cannot know it entirely.

It is simplicity that makes the uneducated more effective than the educated when addressing popular audiences.

Find the good. Seek the Unity. Ignore the divisions among us.

Nature does nothing in vain. Therefore, it is imperative for persons to act in accordance with their nature and develop their latent talents, in order to be content and complete.