And this lies in the nature of things: What people are potentially is revealed in actuality by what they produce.

We are what we repeatedly do... excellence, therefore, isn't just an act, but a habit and life isn't just a series of events, but an ongoing process of self-definition.

Those who believe that all virtue is to be found in their own party principles push matters to extremes; they do not consider that disproportion destroys a state.

Self-sufficiency is both a good and an absolute good.

All persons ought to endeavor to follow what is right, and not what is established.

People become house builders through building houses, harp players through playing the harp. We grow to be just by doing things which are just.

The best way to avoid envy is to deserve the success you get.