If anyone conceives, that an object of his love joins itself to another with closer bonds of friendship than he himself has attained to, he will be affected with hatred towards the loved object and with envy towards his rival.

Hatred is increased by being reciprocated, and can on the other hand be destroyed by love.

Ambition is the immoderate desire for honor.

What Paul says about Peter tells us more about Paul than about Peter.

Those who know the true use of money, and regulate the measure of wealth according to their needs, live contented with few things.

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.

In the mind there is no absolute or free will.