No one praises happiness as one praises justice, but we call it a 'blessing,' deeming it something higher and more divine than things we praise.

There must be in prudence also some master virtue.

So it is naturally with the male and the female; the one is superior, the other inferior; the one governs, the other is governed; and the same rule must necessarily hold good with respect to all mankind.

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.

Inferiors revolt in order that they may be equal, and equals that they may be superior. Such is the state of mind which creates revolutions.

The guest will judge better of a feast than the cook

95% of everything you do is the result of habit.