We ought, so far as it lies within our power, to aspire to immortality, and do all that we can to live in conformity with the highest that is within ….

We ought to be able to persuade on opposite sides of a question; as also we ought in the case of arguing by syllogism: not that we should practice bo….

A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one..

A period may be defined as a portion of speech that has in itself a beginning and an end, being at the same time not too big to be taken in at a glan….

It is evident, then, that there is a sort of education in which parents should train their sons, not as being useful or necessary, but because it is ….

To the size of the state there is a limit, as there is to plants, animals and implements, for none of these retain their facility when they are too l….

Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious, and a jest which will not bear ser….

Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach..

Property should be in a certain sense common, but, as a general rule, private; for, when every one has a distinct interest, men will not complain of ….

It is simplicity that makes the uneducated more effective than the educated when addressing popular audiences..

Have a definite, clear, practical ideal - a goal, an objective..

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self..

Man is a goal-seeking animal. His life only has meaning if he is reaching out and striving for his goals..

Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope..

Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing..

Women who are with child should be careful of themselves; they should take exercise and have a nourishing diet. The first of these prescriptions the ….

The greatest threat to the state is not faction but distraction.

A common danger unites even the bitterest enemies..

Young people are in a condition like permanent intoxication, because life is sweet and they are growing..

Thinking is different from perceiving and is held to be in part imagination, in part judgment.

Pleasure causes us to do base actions and pain causes us to abstain from doing noble actions..