Shall I tell you what philosophy holds out to humanity? Counsel...You are called in to help the unhappy.
It is bad to live for necessity; but there is no necessity to live in necessity.
Nothing is more hateful to wisdom than to much cunning.
Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.
Human society is like an arch, kept from falling by the mutual pressure of its parts
I persist on praising not the life I lead, but that which I ought to lead. I follow it at a mighty distance, crawling