Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope.

Courage is a mean with regard to fear and confidence.

...happiness is an activity and a complete utilization of virtue, not conditionally but absolutely.

The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.

The best tragedies are conflicts between a hero and his destiny.

A bad man can do a million times more harm than a beast.

There are, then, these three means of effecting persuasion. The man who is to be in command of them must, it is clear, be able (1) to reason logically, (2) to understand human character and goodness in their various forms, and (3) to understand the emotions--that is, to name them and describe them, to know their causes and the way in which they are excited.