Anything whose presence or absence makes no discernible difference is no essential part of the whole.

The activity of happiness must occupy an entire lifetime; for one swallow does not a summer make.

Money originated with royalty and slavery, it has nothing to do with democracy or the struggle of the empoverished enslaved majority.

All friendly feelings toward others come from the friendly feelings a person has for himself.

To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true that the suicide braves death, he does it not for some noble object but to escape some ill.

Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion.

Everyone honors the wise.