I was not born for one corner. The whole world is my native land.

Philosophy takes as her aim the state of happiness...she shows us what are real and what are only apparent evils. She strips men's minds of empty thinking, bestows a greatness that is solid and administers a check to greatness where it is puffed up and all an empty show; she sees that we are left no doubt about the difference between what is great and what is bloated.

Corporeal punishment falls far more heavily than most weighty pecuniary penalty.

You are your choices.

If you wish another to keep your secret, first keep it to yourself.

The way to wickedness is always through wickedness.

The first step in a person's salvation is knowledge of their sin.