There are men whom

There are men whom a happy disposition, a strong desire of glory and esteem, inspire with the same love for justice and virtue which men in general have for riches and honors. But the number of these men is so small that I only mention them in honor of humanity. Claude Adrien Helvetius

For peace is not

For peace is not mere absence of war, but is a virtue that springs from force of character: for obedience is the constant will to execute what, by the general decree of the commonwealth, ought to be done. Baruch Spinoza

Most folks are as

Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.
Abraham Lincoln