To be conscious that we are perceiving or thinking is to be conscious of our own existence.
When the looms spin by themselves, we'll have no need for slaves.
No notice is taken of a little evil, but when it increases it strikes the eye.
A man is his own best friend; therefore he ought to love himself best.
People do not naturally become morally excellent or practically wise. They become so, if at all, only as the result of lifelong personal and community effort.
You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.