The good which a wise man seeks， the wise man is.
The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding because to understand is to be free.
The mind， both in so far as it understands， and in so far as it imagines， is passive.
He who loves God cannot endeavor that God should love him in return.
The highest virtue is to lead others to the understanding of truth.
No one's actions can be completely understood unless they are seen in the context of that person's life as a whole.
Peace is the highest good， because it is the state in which the mind is most fully in accord with its nature.
I have made a ceaseless effort not to ridicule， not to bewail， not to scorn human actions， but to understand them.