To Know Nothing Is The Happiest Life.

[only By] The Good Influence Of Our Conduct May We Bring Salvation In Human Affairs; Or Like A Fatal Comet We May Bring Destruction In Our Train.

If You Look At History You'll Find That No State Has Been So Plagued By Its Rulers As When Power Has Fallen Into The Hands Of Some Dabbler In Philosophy Or Literary Addict.

Anything Which Causes Trouble Has Special Merit In Their Eyes.

This Type Of Man Who Is Devoted To The Study Of Wisdom Is Always Most Unlucky In Everything, And Particularly When It Comes To Procreating Children; I Imagine This Is Because Nature Wants To Ensure That The Evils Of Wisdom Shall Not Spread Further Throughout Mankind.

War Is Delightful To Those Who Have Had No Experience Of It.