Man should not consider his material possession his own, but as common to all, so as to share them without hesitation when others are in need.

Because philosophy arises from awe, a philosopher is bound in his way to be a lover of myths and poetic fables. Poets and philosophers are alike in being big with wonder.

God's precepts are light to the loving, heavy to the fearful.

When fear is excessive it can make many a man despair.

One aspect of neighbourly love is that we must not merely will our neighbours good, but actually work to bring it about.

Man can sin against nature in two ways. First, when he sins against his specific rational nature, acting contrary to reason. In this sense, we can say that every sin is a sin against man's nature, because it is against man's right reason.

Prostitution in the towns is like the cesspool in the palace; take away the cesspool and the palace will become an unclean and evil smelling-place.