Society and the World

The whole is more than the sum of its parts.

The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.

Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.

What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.

Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode of life.

It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those who have expressed more superficial views; for these also contributed something, by developing before us the powers of thought.

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

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.

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.

To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true that the suicide braves death, he does it not for some noble object but to escape some ill.

Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach.

The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes.

Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well.

Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well.

The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching.

Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.

The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal.

The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal.

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst.

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.

My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.