Not things, but opinions about things, trouble men.

It is the part of an uneducated person to blame others where he himself fares ill; to blame himself is the part of one whose education has begun; to blame neither another nor his own self is the part of one whose education is already complete.

Bear in mind that you should conduct yourself in life as at a feast.

The people have a right to the truth as they have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Man is not fully free unless he is master of himself.

Whoever wants to be free, therefore, let him not want or avoid anything that is up to others. Otherwise he will necessarily be a slave.

Embrace reality. Think about what delights you - the small luxuries on which you depend, the people whom you cherish most. But remember that they have their own distinct character, which is quite a separate matter from how we happen to regard them.