Our account does not rob the mathematicians of their science... In point of fact they do not need the infinite and do not use it.

It has been well said that 'he who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.' The two are not the same, but the good citizen ought to be capable of both; he should know how to govern like a freeman, and how to obey like a freeman - these are the virtues of a citizen.

Nature makes nothing incomplete, and nothing in vain.

It is this simplicity that makes the uneducated more effective than the educated when addressing popular audiences-makes them, as the poets tell us, 'charm the crowd's ears more finely.' Educated men lay down broad general principles; uneducated men argue from common knowledge and draw obvious conclusions.

Evidence from torture may be considered completely untrustworthy

The only way to achieve true success is to express yourself completely in service to society.

The complete man must work, study and wrestle.