There was never a genius without a tincture of madness.

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.

He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god.

To give a satisfactory decision as to the truth it is necessary to be rather an arbitrator than a party to the dispute.

Man perfected by society is the best of all animals; he is the most terrible of all when he lives without law, and without justice.

It is in justice that the ordering of society is centered.