“Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.”
Men“A friend to all is a friend to none.”
Friendship“Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.”
Men“If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in government to the utmost.”
Best“Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes himself get good things by jealousy, while the other does not allow his neighbour to have them through envy.”
Good“Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope.”
Hope“At his best, man is the noblest of all animals separated from law and justice he is the worst.”
Best“My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.”
Best“Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.”
God“A friend to all is a friend to none.”
Friendship“Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age.”
Age“Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.”
Truth“We make war that we may live in peace.”
Peace“Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting in a particular way.”
Men“What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.”
Friendship“The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances.”
Best“For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor the truth first.”
Love“Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everybody's power and is not easy.”
Anger“Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular.”
History“What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.”
Power“Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.”
Courage“Hope is the dream of a waking man.”
Hope