All pain is a punishment, and every punishment is inflicted for love as much as for justice.

There is no philosophy without the art of ignoring objections.

Man in general, if reduced to himself, is too wicked to be free.

False opinions are like false money, struck first of all by guilty men and thereafter circulated by honest people who perpetuate the crime without knowing what they are doing.

Every country has the government it deserves.

There is no easy method of learning difficult things. The method is to close the door, give out that you are not at home, and work.