...perhaps there is some element of good even in the simple act of living, so long as the evils of existence do not preponderate too heavily.

Excellence or virtue in a man will be the disposition which renders him a good man and also which will cause him to perform his function well.

The law is reason unaffected by desire.

Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposing the class of things a man chooses and avoids.

There is more both of beauty and of raison d'etre in the works of nature- than in those of art.

So we must lay it down that the association which is a state exists not for the purpose of living together but for the sake of noble actions.

There is always something new coming out of Africa.