Society and the World

If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.

All religions must be tolerated, for every man must get to heaven in his own way.

To accuse others for one's own misfortunes is a sign of want of education. To accuse oneself shows that one's education has begun. To accuse neither oneself nor others shows that one's education is complete.

To accuse others for one's own misfortunes is a sign of want of education. To accuse oneself shows that one's education has begun. To accuse neither oneself nor others shows that one's education is complete.

Be careful to leave your sons well instructed rather than rich, for the hopes of the instructed are better than the wealth of the ignorant.

People are not disturbed by things, but by the view they take of them.

We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.

When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.

Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else.

First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.

First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.

Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.

The sun too penetrates into privies, but is not polluted by them.

It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little.

Of what use is a philosopher who doesn't hurt anybody's feelings?

Blushing is the color of virtue.

The mob is the mother of tyrants.

The mob is the mother of tyrants.

Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves?

Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves?

Man is the most intelligent of the animals - and the most silly.

The great thieves lead away the little thief.

The great thieves lead away the little thief.

Calumny is only the noise of madmen.