A free man thinks of nothing less than of death; and his wisdom is a meditation not on death but on life.
When a man is prey to his emotions, he is not his own master.
Pride is over-estimation of oneself by reason of self-love.
Ceremonies are no aid to blessedness.
Nature has no goal in view, and final causes are only human imaginings.
He who loves God cannot endeavor that God should love him in return.