The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous.

The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous

A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action.

The man who has gotten everything he wants is all in favor of peace and order.

People who don't like cats always seem to think there is some peculiar virtue in not liking them.

We distill happiness from garnering joy in the ordinary fragments of life, while dedicating personal effort to creating a body of work that one can look back on their deathbed and be satisfied with achieving. Happiness comes from living beautifully, which necessarily involves reason in thought and speech (logos), and leading an ethical and virtuous life devoted to achieving worthy goals.