To study philosophy is nothing but to prepare one’s self to die.

The evil implanted in man by nature spreads so imperceptibly, when the habit of wrong-doing is unchecked, that he himself can set no limit to his shamelessness.

The works of nature must all be accounted good.

We do not destroy religion by destroying superstition.

The whole glory of virtue resides in activity.

Anyone who has got a book collection/library and a garden wants for nothing.

If some lose their whole fortunes, they will drag many more down with them . . . believe me that the whole system of credit and finance which is carried on here at Rome in the Forum, is inextricably bound up with the revenues of the Asiatic province. If Those revenues are destroyed, our whole system of credit will come down with a crash.