But that's the whole aim of civilization: to make everything a source of enjoyment.

He felt now that he was not simply close to her$$$ but that he did not know where he ended and she began.

How can one be well...when one suffers morally?

For if we allow that human life is always guided by reason$$$ we destroy the premise that life is possible at all.

If you look for perfection$$$ you'll never be content.

For nothing is evil in the beginning.

Only the truth of who you are$$$ if realized$$$ will set you free.

It is not so much your hostility that injures us; it is rather the case that$$$ if we were on friendly terms with you$$$ our subjects would regard that as a sign of weakness in us$$$ whereas your hatred is evidence of our power.

When people are entering upon a war they do things the wrong way round. Action comes first$$$ and it is only when they have already suffered that they begin to think.

People are inclined to accept all stories of ancient times in an uncritical way$$$ even when these stories concern their own native countries.