"I will begin with this confession: whatever I have done in the course of my life, whether it be good or evil, has bee…"

"Great God, and you witnesses of my death, I have lived as a philosopher, and I die as a Christian."

"I saw that everything famous and beautiful in the world, if we judge by the descriptions and drawings of writers and …"

"Whether happy or unhappy, life is the only treasure man possesses[.]"

"[T]hey who do not love [life] do not deserve it."

"[T]hose who do not love [life] are unworthy of it."

"We avenge intellect when we dupe a fool, and it is a victory not to be despised[.]"

"[Matrimony] is the grave of love."

"[W]e avenge intelligence when we deceive a fool, and the victory is worth the trouble[.]"

"I believe in the existence of an immaterial God, the Author and Master of all beings and all things, and I feel that …"