Man is the artisan of his own happiness.
Patience is bitter， but its fruit is sweet.
What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness？
Man is so much the voice of his interest that it is not enough to make him see the right， but you must make him feel it.
The first man who， having enclosed a piece of ground， bethought himself of saying 'This is mine，' and found people simple enough to believe him， was the real founder of civil society.
To live outside the law， you must be honest.
We are all bound by the social contract to obey the laws， but we also have the right to participate in making those laws.
I prefer liberty with danger to peace with slavery.
The strongest is never strong enough to be always the master unless he transforms strength into right and obedience into duty.
Man is good by nature， society corrupts him.
Freedom can only be given to one who loves it， and the rest is for slaves.
Man is born free， and everywhere he is in chains.
自由不是做我们想做的事情的权力，而是做我们应该做的事情的权利。
通往哲学的第一步是怀疑。
我们越爱我们的朋友，就越少奉承他们；纯粹的爱表现在毫不包庇的态度。
要写一封好的情书，你应该在不知道要说什么的情况下开始写，然后在不知道自己写了什么的情况下结束。
我不禁感到惊讶，苏格拉底在多次告诉他的同胞，他不自诩有智慧，而是被神任命为向他们传递善意的使命，竟然被判处死刑。
人是自己幸福的工匠。
还有什么智慧比善良更伟大？
人很容易被自己的利益驱使，仅仅让他看到正确是不够的，还必须让他感受到它。