Although it may be difficult in theory to know what is just and equal, the practical difficulty of inducing those to forbear who can, if they like, encroach, is far greater, for the weaker are always asking for equality and justice, but the stronger care for none of these things.

The society that loses its grip on the past is in danger, for it produces men who know nothing but the present, and who are not aware that life had been, and could be, different from what it is.

Fine friendship requires duration rather than fitful intensity.

Personal beauty requires that one should be tall; little people may have charm and elegance, but beauty-no.

In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme.

There is no such thing as committing adultery with the right woman, at the right time, and in the right way, for it is simply WRONG.

Good moral character is not something that we can achieve on our own. We need a culture that supports the conditions under which self-love and friendship flourish.