By annihilating desires, you annihilate the mind.
Virtue has many preachers, but few martyrs.
The man who believes he can do it is probably right.
To be loved, we should merit but little esteem; all superiority attracts awe and aversion.
There are men whom a happy disposition, a strong desire of glory and esteem, inspire with the same love for justice and virtue which men in general have for riches and honors. But the number of these men is so small that I only mention them in honor of humanity.
Truth is the torch that gleams through the fog without dispelling it.