None are more taken in by flattery than the proud, who wish to be the first and are not.

God is a thing that thinks.

Pride is over-estimation of oneself by reason of self-love.

We feel and know that we are eternal.

. . . to know the order of nature, and regard the universe as orderly is the highest function of the mind.

God is not He who is, but That which is.

In regard to intellect and true virtue, every nation is on a par with the rest, and God has not in these respects chosen one people rather than another.