Mutual cheating is the foundation of society.

No one is ignorant that there are two avenues by which opinions are received into the soul, which are its two principal powers: the understanding and the will.

Unable to make what is just strong, we have made what is strong just.

Happiness can be found neither in ourselves nor in external things, but in God and in ourselves as united to him.

Distraction is the only thing that consoles us for our miseries. Yet it is itself the greatest of our miseries.

That a religion may be true, it must have knowledge of our nature.

Nothing gives rest but the sincere search for truth.