When we deliberate it is about means and not ends.

The greatest thing by far is to be a master of metaphor; it is the one thing that cannot be learned from others; and it is also a sign of genius, since a good metaphor implies an intuitive perception of the similarity of the dissimilar.

We become just by the practice of just actions.

A good man may make the best even of poverty and disease, and the other ills of life; but he can only attain happiness under the opposite conditions

Aristocracy is that form of government in which education and discipline are qualifications for suffrage and office holding.

When you ask a dumb question, you get a smart answer.

Obstinate people can be divided into the opinionated, the ignorant, and the boorish.