An army is a strange composite masterpiece, which strength results from an enormous sum total of utter weaknesses. Thus only can we explain a war waged by humanity against humanity in spite of humanity. Les Misérables
You have a mind? —Yes. Well, why not use it? Book IV
We may, indeed, indulge in sport and jest, but in the same way as we enjoy sleep or other relaxations, and only when we have satisfied the claims of our earnest, serious task On Duties
It is not fit that I should give myself pain, for I have never intentionally given pain even to another. Book VIII
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