But only he who, himself enlightened, is not afraid of shadows.

Physicians think they do a lot for a patient when they give his disease a name.

It is not God's will merely that we should be happy, but that we should make ourselves happy

Each according to his own way of seeing things, seek one goal, that is gratification.

[A ruler is merely] the trustee of the rights of other men and he must always stand in dread of having in some way violated these rights.

Freedom in the practical sense is the independence of the power of choice from necessitation by impulses of sensibility

Through laziness and cowardice a large part of mankind, even after nature has freed them from alien guidance, gladly remain immature. It is because of laziness and cowardice that it is so easy for others to usurp the role of guardians. It is so comfortable to be a minor!