“And of all the plagues with which mankind are cursed, Ecclesiastic tyranny's the worst.”
“Some people possess talent, others are possessed by it. When that happens, a talent becomes a curse.”
“The inner fire is the most important thing mankind possesses.”
“... but that's what mankind is like: they only prize what they no longer possess.”
“Wherever there is great property there is great inequality. For one very rich man there must be at least five hundred poor, and the affluence of the few supposes the indigence of the many. The affluence of the rich excites the indignation of the poor, who are often both driven by want, and prompted by envy, to invade his possessions.”