The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life - knowing that under certain conditions it is not worthwhile to live.
All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.
One thing alone not even God can do,To make undone whatever hath been done.
Education and morals make the good man, the good statesman, the good ruler.
Democracy is the form of government in which the free are rulers.
Modesty is hardly to be described as a virtue. It is a feeling rather than a disposition. It is a kind of fear of falling into disrepute.