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A law of nature， lex naturalis， is a precept or general rule found out by reason， by which a man is forbidden to do that which is destructive of his life or takes away the means of preserving the same.
War is an ugly thing， but not the ugliest of things； the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
The time is always right to do what is right.
Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in eternal awareness or pure consciousness without objectification， knowing without thinking， merging finitude in infinity.
The more often a stupidity is repeated， the more it gets the appearance of wisdom.
In our reasonings concerning matter of fact， there are all imaginable degrees of assurance， from the highest certainty to the lowest species of moral evidence.
No testimony is sufficient to establish a miracle unless the testimony be of such a kind that its falsehood would be more miraculous than the fact which it endeavors to establish.
No testimony is sufficient to establish a miracle unless the testimony be of such a kind that its falsehood would be more miraculous than the fact which it endeavors to establish.
Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.
The statesman， who should attempt to direct private people in what manner they ought to employ their capitals， would not only load himself with a most unnecessary attention but assume an authority which could safely be trusted， not only to no single person， but to no council or senate whatever， and which would nowhere be so dangerous as in the hands of a man who had folly and presumption enough to fancy himself fit to exercise it.
The first duty of the sovereign， that of protecting the society from the violence and invasion of other independent societies， can be performed only by means of a military force.
In all things， it is necessary to create a system.
Justice means minding your own business and not meddling with other men's concerns.
Rest satisfied with doing well， and leave others to talk of you as they please.
Our ideas of what we believe to be， are not of what they are， but only of what they seem to be.
The same things do not produce the same effects， though conjoined with the same subjects.
The question is not whether the thing exists， but whether it has any essence which is capable of existence without us.
The only existence we conceive is the existence of sensible things.
Freedom is not the power to do what we want， but the right to do what we ought.