The human mind cannot be absolutely destroyed along with the body, but something of it remains, which is eternal.

The greater emotion with which we conceive a loved object to be affected toward us, the greater will be our complacency.

He who seeks equality between unequals seeks an absurdity.

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

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

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