A state arises,as I conceive,out of the needs of mankind;no one is self-sufficing,but all of us have many wants

There is nothing so delightful as the hearing, or the speaking of truth. For this reason, there is no conversation so agreeable as that of the man of integrity, who hears without any intention to betray, and speaks without any intention to deceive.

No man's nature is able to know what is best for the social state of man; or, knowing, always able to do what is best.

The music masters familiarize children's minds with rhythms and melodies, thus making them more civilized, more balanced, better adjusted in themselves, and more capable in whatever they say or do, for rhythm and harmony are essential to the whole of life.

Mankind censure injustice fearing that they may be the victims of it, and not because they shrink from committing it.

I know nothing more worthy of a man's ambition than that his son be the best of men.

If you think your child's academic studies are more important than the arts, think again.