I do not presume that I have found the best philosophy, I know that I understand the true philosophy.

There is no fear without some hope, and no hope without some fear.

The more intelligible a thing is, the more easily it is retained in the memory, and counterwise, the less intelligible it is, the more easily we forget it.

The most tyrannical of governments are those which make crimes of opinions, for everyone has an inalienable right to his thoughts.

Those who know the true use of money, and regulate the measure of wealth according to their needs, live contented with few things.

When a man is prey to his emotions, he is not his own master.

Nature offers nothing that can be called this man's rather than another's; but under nature everything belongs to all.