Nature does nothing in vain. Therefore, it is imperative for persons to act in accordance with their nature and develop their latent talents, in orde….

Now the soul of man is divided into two parts, one of which has a rational principle in itself, and the other, not having a rational principle in its….

It is likely that unlikely things should happen.

Everything is done with a goal, and that goal is "good.".

No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness..

But if nothing but soul, or in soul mind, is qualified to count, it is impossible for there to be time unless there is soul, but only that of which t….

The beginning of reform is not so much to equalize property as to train the noble sort of natures not to desire more, and to prevent the lower from g….

A democracy when put to the strain grows weak, and is supplanted by Oligarchy..

Before you heal the body you must first heal the mind.

Some things the legislator must find ready to his hand in a state, others he must provide. And therefore we can only say: May our state be constitute….

The souls ability to nourish itself lies in the heart..

Should a man live underground, and there converse with the works of art and mechanism, and should afterwards be brought up into the open day, and see….

Rhetoric is useful because the true and the just are naturally superior to their opposites, so that, if decisions are improperly made, they must owe ….

In order to be effective you need not only virtue but also mental strength..

It is absurd to hold that a man ought to be ashamed of being unable to defend himself with his limbs, but not of being unable to defend himself with ….

Even if you must have regard to wealth, in order to secure leisure, yet it is surely a bad thing that the greatest offices, such as those of kings an….

The good citizen need not of necessity possess the virtue which makes a good man..

We must not listen to those who advise us 'being men to think human thoughts, and being mortal to think mortal thoughts' but must put on immortality ….

The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great cr….

It is more difficult to organize a peace than to win a war; but the fruits of victory will be lost if the peace is not organized..

In revolutions the occasions may be trifling but great interest are at stake..