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Character, not circumstances, makes the man.

A man is truly free, even here in this embodied state, if he knows that God is the true agent and he by himself is powerless to do anything.

Mankind are governed more by their feelings than by reason.

Man is essentially a selfish creature. The differences in the degree with which this developed are infinite.

Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does.

Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.

Nature governs man by no principle more fixed than that which leads him to pursue his interest.

Nature has made men free and equal. The distinctions necessary for social order are only founded on general utility.

Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.