He who regulates everything by laws, is more likely to arouse vices than reform them.

Desire is the essence of a man.

Care of the poor is incumbent on society as a whole.

Be not astonished at new ideas; for it is well known to you that a thing does not therefore cease to be true because it is not accepted by many.

Men are especially intolerant of serving and being ruled by, their equals.

True knowledge of good and evil as we possess is merely abstract or general, and the judgment which we pass on the order of things and the connection of causes, with a view to determining what is good or bad for us in the present, is rather imaginary than real.

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