"Women remain children all their lives, for they always see only what is near at hand, cling to the present, take the appearance of a thing for reality, and prefer trifling matters to the most importan…"

"The greatest wisdom is to make the present the object of one's consciousness, so that one is always in the present."

"The State in its essence is merely an institution existing for the purpose of protecting its members against outward attack or inward dissension. It follows from this that the ultimate ground on which…"

"The animal enjoys the present without the burden of memory or anxiety about the future; man, on the other hand, is tormented by reflection."

"It is only at the first encounter that a face makes its full impression on us."