Truth is so great a perfection, that if God would render himself visible to men, he would choose light for his body and truth for his soul.

Consider before acting, to avoid foolishness: It is the worthless man who speaks and acts thoughtlessly..

Choose always the way that seems the best, however rough it may be; custom will soon render it easy and agreeable..

Disbelieve nothing wonderful concerning the gods, nor concerning divine dogmas..

Know thyself and thou wilt know the universe..

Don't disarrange my circles!.

Write in the sand the flaws of your friend..

Better be mute, than dispute with the Ignorant..

It is requisite to defend those who are unjustly accused of having acted injuriously, but to praise those who excel in a certain good..

The earth affords a lavish supply of richess of innocent foods, and offers you banquets that involve no bloodshed or slaughter; only beasts satisfy t….

Music is the harmonization of opposites; the conciliation of warring elements.

As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom..

Ability and necessity dwell near each other..

There is no word or action but has its echo in Eternity..

The experience of life in a finite, limited body is specifically for the purpose of discovering and manifesting supernatural existence..

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do no….

Number was the substance of all things..

Concern should drive us into action and not into a depression. No man is free who cannot control himself..

Reason is immortal, all else mortal..

Learn silence. With the quiet serenity of a meditative mind, listen, absorb, transcribe, and transform..

Alas, what wickedness to swallow flesh into our own flesh, to fatten our greedy bodies by cramming in other bodies, to have one living creature fed b….