...that in our state one man was to do one job, and the job he was naturally most suited for .. And further, we have often heard and often said that justice consists of minding your own business and not interfering with other people.

He who is only an athlete is too crude, too vulgar, too much a savage. He who is a scholar only is too soft, to effeminate. The ideal citizen is the scholar athlete, the man of thought and the man of action.

I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.

Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy.

Physical excellence does not of itself produce a good mind and character: on the other hand, excellence of mind and character will make the best of the physique it is given.

A grateful mind is a great mind which eventually attracts to itself great things.

Better to complete a small task well, than to do much imperfectly.