...we are all inclined to ... direct our inquiry not by the matter itself, but by the views of our opponents; and, even when interrogating oneself, one pushes the inquiry only to the point at which one can no longer offer any opposition. Hence a good inquirer will be one who is ready in bringing forward the objections proper to the genus, and that he will be when he has gained an understanding of the differences.

Perception starts with the eye.

That the equalization of property exercises an influence on political society was clearly understood even by some of the old legislators. Laws were made by Solon and others prohibiting an individual from possessing as much land as he pleased.

The body is at its best between the ages of thirty and thirty-five.

Whereas the law is passionless, passion must ever sway the heart of man.

The life of children, as much as that of intemperate men, is wholly governed by their desires.

Life cannot be lived, and understood, simultaneously.