In Revolutions The Occasions May Be Trifling

The Ideal Man Is His Own Best Friend And Takes Delight In Privacy.

Men Acquire A Particular Quality By Constantly Acting In A Particular Way.

If They Do Not Share Equally Enjoyments And Toils, Those Who Labor Much And Get Little Will Necessarily Complain Of Those Who Labor Little And Receive Or Consume Much. But Indeed There Is Always A Difficulty In Men Living Together And Having All Human Relations In Common, But Especially In Their Having Common Property.

Friends Hold A Mirror Up To Each Other; Through That Mirror They Can See Each Other In Ways That Would Not Otherwise Be Accessible To Them, And It Is This Mirroring That Helps Them Improve Themselves As Persons.

The Energy Of The Mind Is The Essence Of Life.