All the objects pursued by the multitude not only bring no remedy that tends to preserve our being, but even act as hinderances, causing the death not seldom of those who possess them, and always of those who are possessed by them.

To give aid to every poor man is far beyond the reach and power of every man. Care of the poor is incumbent on society as a whole.

Indulge yourself in pleasures only in so far as they are necessary for the preservation of health.

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.

Emotion, which is suffering, ceases to be suffering as soon as we form a clear and precise picture of it.

Love is nothing but joy accompanied with the idea of an eternal cause.

It is sure that those are most desirous of honour or glory who cry out loudest of its abuse and the vanity of the world.