When man is not properly trained, he is the most savage animal on the face of the globe.

He who does not desire power is fit to hold it.

True opinions are a fine thing and do all sorts of good so long as they stay in their place; but they will not stay long. They run away from a man's mind, so they are not worth much until you tether them by working out the reason. Once they are tied down, they become knowledge, and are stable.

The learning and knowledge that we have,is,at the most,but little compared with that of which we are ignorant.

Those who intend on becoming great should love neither themselves or their own things, but only what is just, whether it happens to be done by themselves or others.

So their combinations with themselves and with each other give rise to endless complexities, which anyone who is to give a likely account of reality must survey.

Whatever deceives men seems to produce a magical enchantment.