The first man . . . ventured to call food and nourishment the parts that had a little before bellowed and cried, moved and lived. How could his eyes endure the slaughter when throats were slit and hides flayed and limbs torn from limb? How could his nose endure the stench? How was it that the pollution did not turn away his taste, which made contact with the sores of others and sucked juices and serums from mortal wounds?

Beauty is the flower of virtue.

It is a true proverb, that if you live with a lame man, you will learn to limp.

...To the Dolphin alone, beyond all other, nature has granted what the best philosophers seek: friendship for no advantage

Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.

Politics is not like an ocean voyage or a military campaign... something which leaves off as soon as reached. It is not a public chore to be gotten over with. It is a way of life.

It is easy to utter what has been kept silent, but impossible to recall what has been uttered.