Collection of the best phrases and famous quotes from the most prominent authors.
The mere idea that a cruel thing can be useful is already in itself immoral.
It is better to be old for less time than to be so before old age.
The memory of the bad past is cheerful.
It is difficult to say how much courtesy and amiability reconcile human spirits when speaking.
The happy and blissful life is the sole object of all philosophy.
Falsehood is so close to the truth that the prudent man should not place himself on slippery ground.
Nature has instilled in our minds an insatiable desire to see the truth.
There is nothing made by the hand of man that time does not eventually destroy.
There is no man of any nation who, having taken nature as his guide, cannot reach the truth.
All actions performed without ostentation and without witnesses seem more commendable to me.
There is nothing more unjust than seeking reward in justice.
I am ashamed of those philosophers who do not want to banish any vice unless it is punished by the judge.