There is no passion so contagious as that of fear.

A hair shirt does not always render those chaste who wear it.

Our great and glorious masterpiece is to live appropriately.

If virtue cannot shine bright, but by the conflict of contrary appetites, shall we then say that she cannot subsist without the assistance of vice, and that it is from her that she derives her reputation and honor?

The worst condition of humans is when they lose knowledge and control of themselves.

Meditation is a rich and powerful method of study for anyone who knows how to examine his mind.

How many things we held yesterday as articles of faith which today we tell as fables.