A Democracy When Put To The Strain

It Must Not Be Supposed That Happiness Will Demand Many Or Great Possessions; For Self-sufficiency Does Not Depend On Excessive Abundance, Nor Does Moral Conduct, And It Is Possible To Perform Noble Deeds Even Without Being Ruler Of Land And Sea: One Can Do Virtuous Acts With Quite Moderate Resources. This May Be Clearly Observed In Experience: Private Citizens Do Not Seem To Be Less But More Given To Doing Virtuous Actions Than Princes And Potentates. It Is Sufficient Then If Moderate Resources Are Forthcoming; For A Life Of Virtuous Activity Will Be Essentially A Happy Life.

All Friendly Feelings Toward Others Come From The Friendly Feelings A Person Has For Himself.

For Through Wondering Human Beings Now And In The Beginning Have Been Led To Philosophizing.

The Only Stable Principle Of Government Is Equality According To Proportion, And For Every Man To Enjoy His Own.

The Young Are Permanently In A State Resembling Intoxication.