No to laugh, not to lament, not to detest, but to understand.

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

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.

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.

Men will find that they can ... avoid far more easily the perils which beset them on all sides by united action.

The less the mind understands and the more things it perceives, the greater its power of feigning is; and the more things it understands, the more that power is diminished.

Men are especially intolerant of serving and being ruled by, their equals.