We Are Born Poets. We Become Orators.

It Is The Soul Itself Which Sees And Hears, And Not Those Parts Which Are, As It Were, But Windows To The Soul.

The Most Evident Difference Between Man And Animals Is This: The Beast, In As Much As It Is Largely Motivated By The Senses And With Little Perception Of The Past Or Future, Lives Only For The Present. But Man, Because He Is Endowed With Reason By Which He Is Able To Perceive Relationships, Sees The Causes Of Things, Understands The Reciprocal Nature Of Cause And Effect, Makes Analogies, Easily Surveys The Whole Course Of His Life, And Makes The Necessary Preparations For Its Conduct.

It Is The Character Of A Brave And Resolute Man Not To Be Ruffled By Adversity And Not To Desert His Post.

When War Is Raging The Laws Are Dumb.

In A Discussion Of This Kind Our Interest Should Be Centered Not On The Weight Of The Authority But On The Weight Of The Argument. Indeed The Authority Of Those Who Set Out To Teach Is Often An Impediment To Those Who Wish To Learn. They Cease To Use Their Own Judgment And Regard As Gospel Whatever Is Put Forward By Their Chosen Teacher.