The knowledge of sin is the beginning of salvation.
Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life.
The misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool.
If you would enjoy real freedom, you must be the slave of Philosophy.
I have never wished to cater to the crowd; for what I know they do not approve, and what they approve I do not know.
It is better for you to be free of fear lying upon a pallet, than to have a golden couch and a rich table and be full of trouble.