If a man had begun to hate an object of his love, so that love is thoroughly destroyed, he will, causes being equal, regard it with more hatred than if he had never loved it, and his hatred will be in proportion to the strength of his former love.

Pride is pleasure arising from a man's thinking too highly of himself.

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.

The highest endeavor of the mind, and the highest virtue, it to understand things by intuition.

What everyone wants from life is continuous and genuine happiness.

We strive to further the occurrence of whatever we imagine will lead to Joy, and to avert or destroy what we imagine is contrary to it, or will lead to Sadness.

Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.