Now the goodness that we have to consider is clearly human goodness, since the good or happiness which we set out to seek was human good and human happiness. But human goodness means in our view excellence of soul, not excellence of body.

The habits we form from childhood make no small difference, but rather they make all the difference.

Rising before daylight is also to be commended; it is a healthy habit, and gives more time for the management of the household as well as for liberal studies.

In the works of Nature, purpose, not accident, is the main thing.

There is always something new coming out of Africa.

But what is happiness? If we consider what the function of man is, we find that happiness is a virtuous activity of the soul.

The form of government is a democracy when the free, who are also poor and the majority, govern, and an oligarchy when the rich and the noble govern, they being at the same time few in number.