Nature does nothing in vain.

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

Whether if soul did not exist time would exist or not, is a question that may fairly be asked; for if there cannot be someone to count there cannot be anything that can be counted, so that evidently there cannot be number; for number is either what has been, or what can be, counted.

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.

Being a father is the most rewarding thing a man whose career has plateaued can do.

When the citizens at large administer the state for the common interest, the government is called by the generic name - a constitution.

Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposing the class of things a man chooses and avoids.