If you would abolish covetousness, you must abolish its mother, profusion.

Death approaches, which is always impending like the stone over Tantalus: then comes superstition with which he who is imbued can never have peace of mind.

My precept to all who build, is, that the owner should be an ornament to the house, and not the house to the owner.

If I err in belief that the souls of men are immortal, I gladly err, nor do I wish this error which gives me pleasure to be wrested from me while I live.

What sweetness is left in life, if you take away friendship? Robbing life of friendship is like robbing the world of the sun. A true friend is more to be esteemed than kinsfolk.

It is like taking the sun out of the world, to bereave human life of friendship.

There is no moment without some duty.