To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom. |
Whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities. |
Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom. |
I have sought love because in the union of love I have seen, in a mystic miniature, the prefiguring vision of the heaven the saints and poets have imagined. |
There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it. |
No man can be a good teacher unless he has feelings of warm affection toward his pupils and a genuine desire to impart to them what he believes to be of value. |
Anything you're good at contributes to happiness. |
Marriage is for women the commonest mode of livelihood, and the total amount of undesired sex endured by women is probably greater in marriage than in prostitution. |
There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it. |
The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge. |