"I have made a ceaseless effort not to ridicule, not to bewail, not to scorn human actions, but to understand them."

"A free man thinks of death least of all things; and his wisdom is a meditation not of death but of life."

"The human mind has no free will, but is determined to will this or that by a cause which is also determined by another cause, and this again by another, and so on to infinity."

"The greatest pride and baseness are the most frequent causes of disputes."

"He who lives under the guidance of reason endeavours, as much as he can, to repay his fellow's hatred, anger, contempt, etc., with love and nobleness."