Happiness Lies In Virtuous Activity, And Perfect

It Is No Easy Task To Be Good.

The Man Who Confers A Favour Would Rather Not Be Repaid In The Same Coin.

[prudence] Is The Virtue Of That Part Of The Intellect [the Calculative] To Which It Belongs; And . . . Our Choice Of Actions Will Not Be Right Without Prudence Any More Than Without Moral Virtue, Since, While Moral Virtue Enables Us To Achieve The End, Prudence Makes Us Adopt The Right Means To The End.

No Man Of High And Generous Spirit Is Ever Willing To Indulge In Flattery; The Good May Feel Affection For Others, But Will Not Flatter Them.

The Vigorous Are No Better Than The Lazy During One Half Of Life, For All Men Are Alike When Asleep.