What narrow innocence it is for one to be good only according to the law.

There are many things akin to highest deity that are still obscure. Some may be too subtle for our powers of comprehension, others imperceptible to us because such exalted majesty conceals itself in the holiest part of its sanctuary, forbidding access to any power save that of the spirit. How many heavenly bodies revolve unseen by human eye!

Every man prefers belief to the exercise of judgment.

Democracy is more cruel than wars or tyrants.

Elegance is not an ornament worthy of man.

Real improvement is of slow growth only.

The wise man then followed a simple way of life-which is hardly surprising when you consider how even in this modern age he seeks to be as little encumbered as he possibly can.