The proper study of a wise man is not how to die but how to live.

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

Philosophy has no end in view save truth; faith looks for nothing but obedience and piety.

I can control my passions and emotions if I can understand their nature

Reality and perfection are synonymous.

Hatred is increased by being reciprocated, and can on the other hand be destroyed by love.

Everything in nature is a cause from which there flows some effect.