Love is merely the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.

When men drink wine they are rich, they are busy, they push lawsuits, they are happy, they are friends.

This is what extremely grieves us, that a man who never fought Should contrive our fees to pilfer, on who for his native land Never to this day had oar, or lance, or blister in his hand.

If you strike upon a thought that baffles you, break off from that entanglement and try another, so shall your wits be fresh to start again.

Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.

The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and tyrannize their teachers.

Love is merely the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.