Date of birth: 1632-11-24
Date of death: 1677-02-21
Quotes number: 48
Profession: Philosopher
All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we are attached by love.
All noble things are as difficult as they are rare.
All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.
Ambition is the immoderate desire for power.
Be not astonished at new ideas; for it is well known to you that a thing does not therefore cease to be true because it is not accepted by many.
Blessedness is not the reward of virtue but virtue itself.
Desire is the essence of a man.
Desire is the very essence of man.
Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.
Fame has also this great drawback, that if we pursue it, we must direct our lives so as to please the fancy of men.
