ethics
“'Tis very strange men should be so fond of being thought wickeder than they are.”
“The arbitrary rule of a just and enlightened prince is always bad.”
“I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong.”
“The self is not something ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choice of action.”
“Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you've conquered human nature.”
“The Gospel takes away our right forever, to discriminate between the deserving and the undeserving poor.”
“Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are born selfish.”
“Virtue cannot dwell with wealth either in a city or in a house.”
“Other dogs bite only their enemies; while I bite also my friends, in order to save them.”
“Forgiveness to the injured does belong; but they ne’er pardon who have done the wrong.”
“Self-defence, therefore, is Nature's first great law.”
“Charm is a woman’s strength, just as strength is a man’s charm.”
“He that gives quickly gives twice.”
“Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.”
“What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult to each other?”
“The growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistoric acts.”
“A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.”
“You don’t lead by hitting people over the head—that’s assault, not leadership.”
“Only our individual faith in freedom can keep us free.”
“The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity.”