Your worst sin is that you have destroyed and betrayed yourself for nothing. Crime And Punishment
If there is anything beautiful other than absolute beauty, that can only be beautiful as far as it partakes of absolute beauty—and this I should say of everything. ...by beauty all things become beautiful. ...by greatness only great things become great and greater and greater, and by smallness the less becomes less. The Trials Of Socrates
Love the little trade which thou hast learned, and be content therewith. Book IV
All human societies contain inventive people. It’s just that some environments provide more starting materials, and more favorable conditions for utilizing inventions, than do other environments. Guns, Germs And Steel
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