In the state of nature, wrong-doing is impossible ; or, if anyone does wrong, it is to himself, not to another.

According as each has been educated, so he repents of or glories in his actions.

Be not astonished at new ideas; for it is well known to you that a thing does not therefore cease to be true because it is not accepted by many.

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.

Yet nature cannot be contravened, but preserves a fixed and immutable order.

It is usually the case with most men that their nature is so constituted that they pity those who fare badly and envy those who fare well.

The more you struggle to live, the less you live. Give up the notion that you must be sure of what you are doing. Instead, surrender to what is real within you, for that alone is sure....you are above everything distressing.