All of my misfortunes come from having thought too well of my fellows.

Provided a man is not mad, he can be cured of every folly but vanity.

The passions are the voice of the body.

One must choose between making a man or a citizen, for one cannot make both at the same time.

It is a mania shared by philosophers of all ages to deny what exists and to explain what does not exist.

He who has the base necessities of life should pay nothing; taxation on him who has a surplus may, if need be; extend to everything beyond necessities.

Socrates dies with honor, surrounded by his disciples listening to the most tender words -the easiest death that one could wish to die. Jesus dies in pain, dishonor, mockery, the object of universal cursing - the most horrible death that one could fear. At the receipt of the cup of poison, Socrates blesses him who could not give it to him without tears; Jesus, while suffering the sharpest pains, prays for His most bitter enemies. If Socrates lived and died like a philosopher, Jesus lived and died like a god.