He who hates anyone will endeavor to do him an injury, unless he fears that a greater injury will thereby accrue to himself; on the other hand, he who loves anyone will, by the same law, seek to benefit him.

He, who knows how to distinguish between true and false, must have an adequate idea of true and false.

None are more taken in by flattery than the proud, who wish to be the first and are not.

The greatest good is the knowledge of the union which the mind has with the whole nature.

He who seeks equality between unequals seeks an absurdity.

It is not possible that we should remember that we existed before our body, for our can bear no trace of such existence, neither can eternity be defined in terms of time or have any relation to time. But notwithstanding, we feel and know that we are eternal.

The things which ... are esteemed as the greatest good of all ... can be reduced to these three headings, to wit : Riches, Fame, and Pleasure. With these three the mind is so engrossed that it cannot scarcely think of any other good.