Genius is intellect constructive.
The soul answers never by words, but by the thing itself that is inquired after.
If a man knew anything, he would sit in a corner and be modest; but he is such an ignorant peacock, that he goes bustling up and down, and hits on extraordinary discoveries.
Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey the laws too well.
The first lesson of history is that evil is good.
Thought makes everything fit for use.