“ To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true that the suicide braves death, he does it not for some noble object but to escape some ill. ”

“ It is clearly better that property should be private, but the use of it common and the special business of the legislator is to create in men this benevolent disposition. ”

“ We are not angry with people we fear or respect, as long as we fear or respect them you cannot be afraid of a person and also at the same time angry with him. ”

“ Nature does nothing in vain. ”

“ The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival. ”

“ It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims. ”

“ Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode of life. ”

“ To attain any assured knowledge about the soul is one of the most difficult things in the world. ”

“ It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those who have expressed more superficial views for these also contributed something, by developing before us the powers of thought. ”

“ My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. ”