All Quotes

However great an evil immorality may be, we must not forget that it is not without its beneficial consequences. It is only through extremes that men can arrive at the middle path of wisdom and virtue. ”

True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are ever united. ”

Wherever the citizen becomes indifferent to his fellows, so will the husband be to his wife, and the father of a family toward the members of his household. ”

Coercion may prevent many transgressions; but it robs even actions which are legal of a part of their beauty. Freedom may lead to many transgressions, but it lends even to vices a less ignoble form. ”

War seems to be one of the most salutary phenomena for the culture of human nature; and it is not without regret that I see it disappearing more and more from the scene. ”

If we glance at the most important revolutions in history, we see at once that the greatest number of these originated in the periodical revolutions on the human mind. ”

Language makes infinite use of finite media. ”

Only the player with the initiative has the right to attack. ”

Fame, I have already. Now I need the money. ”

When you have an advantage, you are obliged to attack; otherwise you are endangered to lose the advantage. ”