It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.

It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere.

It is difficult to wrench your world around to allow you freedom.

Peoples once accustomed to masters are not in a condition to do without them. If they attempt to shake off the yoke, they still more estrange themselves from freedom, as, by mistaking for it an unbridled license to which it is diametrically opposed, they nearly always manage, by their revolutions, to hand themselves over to seducers, who only make their chains heavier than before.

Even that has its reason; it is often better to be in chains than to be free.

It seems to me a hard case to make slaves of those whom God and nature have made free.

It is so hard to believe because it is so hard to obey.

What is so difficult to manage is the coming together of people.

"Our job is to remove the chains that shackle us. The people who make you feel guilty for going against your culture, for going against your religion, all they're saying is: "Look at my chains, they are bigger than yours!

The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.

The chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.

People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.

He... was attached by ties stronger than reason could break — chains, forged by habit, which it would be cruel to attempt to loosen.

It's impossible to be loyal to your family, your friends, your country, and your principles, all at the same time.