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The diseases of the mind are more and more destructive than those of the body.

In a disturbed mind, as in a body in the same state, health can not exist.

The comfort derived from the misery of others is slight.

The consciousness of good intention is the greatest solace of misfortunes.

The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.

He takes the greatest ornament from friendship, who takes modesty from it.

Modesty is that feeling by which honorable shame acquires a valuable and lasting authority.

Nature abhors annihilation.

Things perfected by nature are better than those finished by art.

Let a man practise the profession he best knows.

It is now possible for a flight attendant to get a pilot pregnant.

But in every matter the consensus of opinion among all nations is to be regarded as the law of nature.

Whatever is done without ostentation, and without the people being witnesses of it, is, in my opinion, most praiseworthy: not that the public eye should be entirely avoided, for good actions desire to be placed in the light; but notwithstanding this, the greatest theater for virtue is conscience.

He only employs his passion who can make no use of his reason.

Our country is the common parent of all.

Our country is wherever we are well off.

War leads to peace.

For to me every sort of peace with the citizens seemed to be of more service than civil war.

O philosophy, life's guide! O searcher-out of virtue and expeller of vices! What could we and every age of men have been without thee? Thou hast produced cities; thou hast called men scattered about into the social enjoyment of life.

In our amusements a certain limit is to be placed that we may not devote ourselves to a life of pleasure and thence fall into immorality.