Truth will not make us rich, but it will make us free.
The South creates the civilizations, the North conquers them, ruins them, borrows from them, spreads them: this is one summary of history.
Those who have suffered much become very bitter or very gentle.
The health of nations is more important than the wealth of nations.
Science gives us knowledge, but only philosophy can give us wisdom.
The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than with their minds.