The highest manifestation of life consists in this: that a being governs its own actions.A thing which is always subject to the direction of another is somewhat of a dead thing.
Love takes up where knowledge leaves off.
To live without joy is the privilege of the just.
Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine.
The things that we love tell us what we are.
Fear is such a powerful emotion for humans that when we allow it to take us over, it drives compassion right out of our hearts.
The principle of human dignity is the foundation of all the other principles of the natural law.
Good can exist without evil, whereas evil cannot exist without good.
Law is nothing else than an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him who has care of the community.
The study of truth requires a considerable effort - which is why few are willing to undertake it out of love of knowledge - despite the fact that God has implanted a natural appetite for such knowledge in the minds of men.
If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
The things that we love tell us what we are.
Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought to believe; to know what he ought to desire; and to know what he ought to do.
To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary.To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
信仰與看不見(jiàn)的事物有關(guān),希望與尚未到來(lái)的事物有關(guān)。
靈魂就像一個(gè)無(wú)人居住的世界,只有當(dāng)上帝將頭靠在我們身上時(shí),它才會(huì)復(fù)蘇。
幸福是通過(guò)美德獲得的,是人自己意愿獲得的善。
生命的最高體現(xiàn)在于:一個(gè)生命能夠自主引導(dǎo)自己的行動(dòng)??偸鞘芩酥笇?dǎo)的事物有些像是一種死物。
愛(ài)在知識(shí)的盡頭開(kāi)始。
沒(méi)有快樂(lè)地生活是正義的特權(quán)。