Truth

To give a 
satisfactory decision as to 
the truth 
it is necessary to be 
rather an arbitrator 
than a party to the dispute

Equality

The only stable state is 
the one in which 
all men are equal 
before the law..

Virtue and nature

The moral virtues, 
then, are produced in us 
neither by nature 
nor against nature. 
Nature, indeed, 
prepares in us 
the ground for 
their reception, 
but their complete formation is 
the product of habit

Joke

The gods too are 
fond of a joke

The aim of Art

The aim of art 
is to represent 
not the outward 
appearance of things, 
but their inward 
significance

Poverty

Poverty is the 
parent of 
revolution and crime

Profession

Pleasure in the job 
puts perfection 
in the work..