Whatsoever is, is in God.

Fame has also this great drawback, that if we pursue it, we must direct our lives so as to please the fancy of men.

A free man, who lives among ignorant people, tries as much as he can to refuse their benefits. .. He who lives under the guidance of reason endeavours as much as possible to repay his fellow's hatred, rage, contempt, etc. with love and nobleness.

The greatest pride, or the greatest despondency, is the greatest ignorance of one's self.

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.

The order and connection of ideas is the same as the order and connection of things.

Schisms do not originate in a love of truth, which is a source of courtesy and gentleness, but rather in an inordinate desire for supremacy.