“Freedom is participation in power.”

“Freedom is a possession of inestimable value.”

“In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have the predominant power.”

“Everyone has the obligation to ponder well his own specific traits of character. He must also regulate them adequately and not wonder whether someone else's traits might suit him better. The more definitely his own a man's character is, the better it fits him.”

“Friendship improves happiness, and abates misery, by doubling our joys, and dividing our grief”

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”

“To study philosophy is nothing but to prepare one’s self to die.”