A community is nothing else than a harmonious collection of individuals.

The end of life puts the longest life on a par with the shortest.

For every man, however laudably he lives, yet yields in some points to the lust of the flesh.

Indeed, the only cause of their [Rome] perishing was that they chose for their protectors gods condemned to perish.

But dream not helm and harness The sign of valor true

Winter teetered on the verge of succumbing to the returning sun, but today the breeze still preferred the touch of snowflakes

While the easiest way in metaphysics is to condemn all metaphysics as nonsense, the easiest way in morals is to elevate the common practice of the community into a moral absolute.

Brains are like representative democracies. They are built of multiple, overlapping experts who weigh in and compete over different choices.

An efficient and valuable man does what he can, whether the community pay him for it or not.

Caught one a live by poreing a great quantity of Water in his hole.

Photographs and reality are just night and day. In reality, the information is all there. A photograph is just kind of a hint.

Wasting time is negative, but there is something positive about idleness.

The world is a mirror of infinite beauty, yet no man sees it. It is a Temple of Majesty, yet no man regards it. It is a region of Light and Peace, did not men disquiet it. It is the Paradise of God.