Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as to how they shall think. 655
Every possession and every happiness is but lent by chance for an uncertain time, and may therefore be demanded back the next hour. 1.06K
Money is human happiness in the abstract; he, then, who is no longer capable of enjoying human happiness in the concrete devotes himself utterly to money. 681
We can come to look upon the deaths of our enemies with as much regret as we feel for those of our friends, namely, when we miss their existence as witnesses to our success. 575
As the biggest library if it is in disorder is not as useful as a small but well-arranged one, so you may accumulate a vast amount of knowledge but it will be of far less value than a much smaller amount if you have not thought it over for yourself. 595
