A bad feeling is a commotion of the mind repugnant to reason, and against nature.

That which exercises reason is more excellent than that which does not exercise reason; there is nothing more excellent than the universe, therefore the universe exercises reason.

Better to trip with the feet than with the tongue

No matter whether you claim a slave by purchase or capture, the title is bad. They who claim to own their fellow-men, look down into the pit and forget the justice that should rule the world.

Steel your sensibilities, so that life shall hurt you as little as possible.

Wellbeing is attained by little and little, and nevertheless is no little thing itself.

Fate is the endless chain of causation, whereby things are; the reason or formula by which the world goes on.