A Man's Happiness Consists In The Free

But Nature Flies From The Infinite; For The Infinite Is Imperfect, And Nature Always Seeks An End.

All Men By Nature Desire Knowledge.

The Good Citizen Need Not Of Necessity Possess The Virtue Which Makes A Good Man.

A Tyrant Must Put On The Appearance Of Uncommon Devotion To Religion. Subjects Are Less Apprehensive Of Illegal Treatment From A Ruler Whom They Consider God-fearing And Pious. On The Other Hand, They Do Less Easily Move Against Him, Believing That He Has The Gods On His Side.

Every Formed Disposition Of The Soul Realizes Its Full Nature In Relation To And Dealing With That Class Of Objects By Which It Is Its Nature To Be Corrupted Or Improved.