A tragedy is that moment where the hero comes face to face with his true identity.
He who has conferred a benefit on anyone from motives of love or honor will feel pain, if he sees that the benefit is received without gratitude.
. . . the man is free, we say, who exists for his own sake and not for another's.
It may be argued that peoples for whom philosophers legislate are always prosperous.
Even that some people try deceived me many times ... I will not fail to believe that somewhere, someone deserves my trust.
The law is reason unaffected by desire.