It is clearly better that property should be private, but the use of it common; and the special business of the legislator is to create in men this benevolent disposition.

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Madness is badness of spirit, when one seeks profit from all sources

Madness is badness of spirit, when one seeks profit from all sources

The appropriate age for marriage is around eighteen for girls and thirty-seven for men.

The appropriate age for marriage is around eighteen for girls and thirty-seven for men.

Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the...

Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the...

Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.

Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.

We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right...

We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right...

Our account does not rob mathematicians of their science, by disproving the actual existence of...

Our account does not rob mathematicians of their science, by disproving the actual existence of...

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness.

No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness.

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for...

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for...

A friend to all is a friend to none.

A friend to all is a friend to none.

He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled.

He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled.

Change in all things is sweet.

Change in all things is sweet.

Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for...

Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for...

The gods too are fond of a joke.

The gods too are fond of a joke.

Melancholy men are of all others the most witty.

Melancholy men are of all others the most witty.

The weaker are always anxious for justice and equality. The strong pay no heed to...

The weaker are always anxious for justice and equality. The strong pay no heed to...

Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.

Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.

Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.

Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.

It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken.

It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken.

Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through...

Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through...