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

"The highest good of those who follow virtue is common to all, and all can equally participate in it."

"Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand."

"Freedom is absolutely necessary for the progress in science and the liberal arts."

"Whatsoever is, is in God, and without God nothing can be or be conceived."