Give, expecting nothing there of.

It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes.

He who is not angry when there is just cause for anger is immoral. Why? Because anger looks to the good of justice. And if you can live amid injustice without anger, you are immoral as well as unjust.

Nothing which implies contradiction falls under the omnipotence of God.

It would seem that the ingratitude, whereby a subsequent sin causes the return of sins previously forgiven, is a special sin. For, the giving of thanks belongs to counter passion, which is a necessary condition of justice. But justice is a special virtue. Therefore this ingratitude is a special sin. Thanksgiving is a special virtue. But ingratitude is opposed to thanksgiving. Therefore ingratitude is a special sin.

The test of the artist does not lie in the will with which he goes to work, but in the excellence of the work he produces.

There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.