Great abundance of riches cannot be gathered and kept by any man without sin.
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The endeavor to understand is the first and only basis of virtue.
In the country of the blind the one eyed man is king.
A superstition which pretends to be scientific creates a much greater confusion of thought than one which contents itself with simple popular practices.
Whether the aim is in heaven or on earth, wisdom or wealth, the essential condition of its pursuit and attainment is always security and order.
The second fundamental feature of culture is that all culture has an element of striving.
Your library is your paradise.
Will and intellect are one and the same thing.
Concealed talent brings no reputation.
Blessedness is not the reward of virtue but virtue itself.