It is impossible, or not easy, to alter by argument what has long been absorbed by habit

If happiness is activity in accordance with excellence, it is reasonable that it should be in accordance with the highest excellence.

Wise people have an inward sense of what is beautiful, and the highest wisdom is to trust this intuition and be guided by it.

The beginning, as the proverb says, is half the whole.

If you would understand anything, observe its beginning and its development

There is no such thing as committing adultery with the right woman, at the right time, and in the right way, for it is simply WRONG.

Happiness is the reward of virtue.