In all things which have a plurality of parts, and which are not a total aggregate but a whole of some sort distinct from the parts, there is some cause.

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.

Of the tyrant, spies and informers are the principal instruments. War is his favorite occupation, for the sake of engrossing the attention of the people, and making himself necessary to them as their leader.

Not to get what you have set your heart on is almost as bad as getting nothing at all.

Democracy arose from men's thinking that if they are equal in any respect they are equal absolutely.

Young people are in a condition like permanent intoxication, because life is sweet and they are growing.

A man is his own best friend; therefore he ought to love himself best.