I emphasize the reply that the liberty which a citizen enjoys is to be measured, not by the nature of the governmental machinery he lives under, whether representative or other, but by the relative paucity of the restraints it imposes on him.

Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained; most of our pleasures come from unexpected sources.

Absolute morality is the regulation of conduct in such a way that pain shall not be inflicted.

The fact disclosed by a survey of the past that majorities have been wrong must not blind us to the complementary fact that majorities have usually not been entirely wrong.

To play billiards well was a sign of an ill-spent youth

The preservation of health is a duty. Few seem conscious that there is such a thing as physical morality.

However insignificant the minority, and however trifling the proposed trespass against their rights, no such trespass is permissible.