I believe that we cannot live better than in seeking to become better, nor more agreeably than having a clear conscience.
The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.
I shall never fear or avoid things of which I do not know.
How many things I can do without!
The understanding of mathematics is necessary for a sound grasp of ethics.
Before the birth of Love, many fearful things took place through the empire of necessity; but when this god was born, all things rose to men.