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

It was through the feeling of wonder that men now and at first began to philosophize.

Shipping magnate of the 20th century If women didn't exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning.

A person's life persuades better than his word.

Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode of life.

The energy of the mind is the essence of life.

But a man's best friend is the one who not only wishes him well but wishes it for his own sake (even though nobody will ever know it): and this condition is best fulfilled by his attitude towards himself - and similarly with all the other attributes that go to define a friend. For we have said before that all friendly feelings for others are extensions of a man's feelings for himself.