The highest manifestation of life consists in this: that a being governs its own actions. A thing which is always subject to the direction of another is somewhat of a dead thing.
Good can exist without evil, whereas evil cannot exist without good.
Well-ordered self-love is right and natural.
Whatever is received is received according to the nature of the recipient.
There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.
God should not be called an individual substance, since the principal of individuation is matter.