"What would you rather have, a pig that grunts contentedly or a philosopher who complains?"

"As a mark is not set up for the purpose of missing the aim, so neither does the nature of evil exist in the universe."

"Good and evil, in his view, come only from those things that progress from our will."

"Consider at what price you sell your integrity; but do not sell it for a small price."

"If you want to be a man of leisure, do not be a man of business. For if you are a man of business, you must be a man of trouble."