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.

The reason why we have two ears and only one mouth is that we may listen the more and talk the less.

Man conquers the world by conquering himself.

All things are parts of one single system, which is called nature; the individual life is good when it is in harmony with nature.

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

Better to trip with the feet than with the tongue

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

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

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

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.

No evil is honorable: but death is honorable; therefore death is not evil.

He is a dull observer whose experience has not taught him the reality and force of magic, as well as of chemistry.

I am a true believer that a record should not be a bunch of songs that sound exactly the same.

I hate doubt, yet I am certain that doubt is the only way to approach anything worth believing in.

Antiquite . en tout ce qui s'y rapporte: Est poncif, embe" tant! etc. Antiquity. And everything to do with it, cliche d and boring.

Look at the cherry blossoms! Their color and scent fall with them, Are gone forever, Yet mindless The spring comes again.

And I think Hillary Clinton is able to be elected president of the United States.

Of what delights are we deprived by our excesses!

It is a virtual reflex for governments to plead security concerns when they undertake any controversial action, often as a pretext for something else.

The simplest words,--we do not know what they mean except when we love and aspire.

Over the times thou hast no power. . . . Solely over one man thou hast quite absolute power. Him redeem and make honest.