The object of studying philosophy is to know one's own mind, not other peoples.

The object of studying philosophy is to know one's own mind, not other peoples.

Whoever marries the spirit of this age will find himself a widower in the next.

They who will live for others shall have great troubles, but they shall seem to them small. Those who will live for themselves shall have small troubles, but they shall seem to them great.

A good government remains the greatest of human blessings and no nation has ever enjoyed it.

Hatred toward any human being cannot exist in the same heart as love to God.

Literature flourishes best when it is half a trade and half an art.