The prudent man does himself good; the virtuous one does it to other men.
Prejudice is an opinion without judgment.
Once the people begin to reason, all is lost
When he to whom one speaks does not understand, and he who speaks himself does not understand, that is Metaphysics.
What is called happiness is an abstract idea, composed of various ideas of pleasure; for he who has but a moment of pleasure is not a happy man, in like manner that a moment of grief constitutes not a miserable one.
History is filled with the sound of silken slippers going downstairs and wooden shoes coming up.