In a democracy only will the freeman of nature design to dwell.

A dog has the soul of a philosopher.

The cause of all sins in every case lies in the person's excessive love of self.

Life should be lived as play.

And first he will see the shadows best, next the reflections of men and other objects in the water, and then the objects themselves, then he will gaze upon the light of the moon and the stars and the spangled heaven...Last of all he will be able to see the sun.

So where it is a general rule that it is wrong to gratify lovers, this can be attributed to the defects of those who make that rule: the government's lust for rule and the subjects' cowardice.

People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die.