It is clearly better that property should be private, but the use of it common; and the special business of the legislator is to create in men this benevolent disposition.

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In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she...

In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she...

No notice is taken of a little evil, but when it increases it strikes the...

No notice is taken of a little evil, but when it increases it strikes the...

The mathematical sciences particularly exhibit order, symmetry, and limitation; and these are the greatest forms...

The mathematical sciences particularly exhibit order, symmetry, and limitation; and these are the greatest forms...

We are what we repeatedly do; excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.

We are what we repeatedly do; excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.

Education is the best provision for old age.

Education is the best provision for old age.

Most people would rather give than get affection.

Most people would rather give than get affection.

The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than...

The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than...

We live in deeds, not years: In thoughts not breaths; In feelings, not in figures...

We live in deeds, not years: In thoughts not breaths; In feelings, not in figures...

Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion.

Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion.

For as the eyes of bats are to the blaze of day, so is the...

For as the eyes of bats are to the blaze of day, so is the...

Equality consists in the same treatment of similar persons.

Equality consists in the same treatment of similar persons.

Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.

Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.

No one loves the man whom he fears.

No one loves the man whom he fears.

To appreciate the beauty of a snow flake, it is necessary to stand out in...

To appreciate the beauty of a snow flake, it is necessary to stand out in...

It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims.

It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims.

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

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

Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.

Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.

The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control,...

The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control,...

The life history of the individual is first and foremost an accommodation to the patterns...

The life history of the individual is first and foremost an accommodation to the patterns...

The military is a close-knit community and the loss of a brother in arms cuts...

The military is a close-knit community and the loss of a brother in arms cuts...