“I am of certain convinced that the greatest heroes are those who do their duty in the daily grind of domestic affairs whilst the world...

“Our labour preserves us from three great evils — weariness, vice, and want.” Voltaire (Candide) Work is an essential element of life in...

“As soon as any man says of the affairs of the State “What does it matter to me?” the State may be given up for lost.” Rousseau, The...

The virtues (meaning merit, valour or moral perfections) are in essence what good character is made of. These timeless qualities have...

Wisdom is an essential part of character being as Aristotle said in his ethics, “The ability to deliberate well about which courses of...

“Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness. People are just people, and all people have faults and...

“Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers, you cannot be...

“Equality is not the empirical claim that all groups of humans are interchangeable; it is the moral principle that individuals should not...

“Biological sex should not determine what we are capable of, what we aspire to, or what we do in our life.” Anne-Marie Slaughter...

“A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures - and that is the basis of...

“Whatever moral rules you have deliberately proposed to yourself. abide by them as if they were laws, and as if you would be guilty of...

“Life is all about priorities. Year after year, day after day, and even minute after minute you have to embrace what is more important...

The duties owed to the community by its members are similar in nature to that owed by each person to their family, though necessary...

Having determined the requirement for membership of the community, it is now necessary to discuss the nature of the relationship between...

A community can be small or large; it can involve people separated by space or those who are not. The community exists due to the duties...

“No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea,...

The family should provide that critical support to each other, ensuring that they collectively can survive and that they and their...

“For better and for worse, family relationships play a central role in shaping an individual’s wellbeing across their life course.” Merz,...

“Every individual… neither intends to promote the public interest, nor knows how much he is promoting it… he intends only his own...

We humans are unique. We are us; we are not like other species. That is not to say that we are above or below other beings, but we are...