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The general cry is against ingratitude, but the complaint is misplaced, it should be against vanity; none but direct villains are capable of willful ingratitude; but almost everybody is capable of thinking he hath done more that another deserves, while the other thinks he hath received less than he deserves.

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Vanity makes us do more things against inclination than reason.

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Vanity is the quicksand of reason.

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To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five things are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness.

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Virtue is a state of war, and to live in it we have always to combat with ourselves.

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Organized crime in America takes in over forty billion dollars a year and spends very little on office supplies.

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Were there but one virtuous man in the world, he would hold up his head with confidence and honor; he would shame the world, and not the world him.

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War like any other racket, pays high dividends to the very few. The cost of operations is always transferred to the people who do not profit.

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The best soldiers are not warlike.

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The master class has always declared the wars; the subject class has always fought the battles. The master class had all to gain and nothing to lose, while the subject class has had nothing to gain and all to lose - especially their lives.

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