In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life they incite to noble deeds.

[this element], the seat of the appetites and of desire in general, does in a sense participate in principle, as being amenable and obedient to it

In revolutions the occasions may be trifling but great interest are at stake.

Shipping magnate of the 20th century If women didn't exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning.

Just as at the Olympic games it is not the handsomest or strongest men who are crowned with victory but the successful competitors, so in life it is those who act rightly who carry off all the prizes and rewards.

The structural unity of the parts is such that, if any one of them is displaced or removed, the whole will be disjointed and dis­turbed. For a thing whose presence or absence makes no visible difference is not an organic part of the whole.

A man is the origin of his action.