There is hardly an absurdity of the past that cannot be found flourishing somewhere in the present.

In its youth a people produce mythology and poetry; in its decadence, philosophy and logic.

Never put a man in the wrong. He will hold it against you forever.

Civilization is the order and freedom is promoting cultural activity.

If you wish to be loved, be modest; if you wish to be admired, be proud; if you wish both, combine external modesty with internal pride.

Truth always originates in a minority of one, and every custom begins as a broken precedent.

Even when repressed, inequality grows; only the man who is below the average in economic ability desires equality; those who are conscious of superior ability desire freedom, and in the end superior ability has its way.