In an honest man there is always something of a child..

Many are the noble words in which poets speak concerning the actions of men; but like yourself when speaking about Homer, they do not speak of them b….

It is right to give every man his due..

Whereas the truth is that the State in which the rulers are most reluctant to govern is always the best and most quietly governed, and the State in w….

The soul takes flight to the world that is invisible but there arriving she is sure of bliss and forever dwells in paradise..

So the state founded on natural principles is wise as a whole in virtue of the knowledge inherent in its smallest constituent class, which exercises ….

It is not noble to return evil for evil, at no time ought we to do an injury to our neighbors..

And what do you say of lovers of wine... they are glad of any pretext of drinking any wine.

There still remain three studies suitable for free man. Arithmetic is one of them..

Harmony is a symphony, and symphony is an agreement; but an agreement of disagreements while they disagree there cannot be; you cannot harmonize that….

Nothing in the affairs of men is worthy of great anxiety..

For the man who makes everything that leads to happiness, or near to it, to depend upon himself, and not upon other men, on whose good or evil action….

Let men of all ranks whether they are successful, or unsuccessful, whether they triumph or not; let them do their duty, and rest satisfied..

The seen is the changing, the unseen is the unchanging..

To be at once exceedingly wealthy and good is impossible..

Where reverence is, there is fear; for he who has a feeling of reverence and shame about the commission of any action, fears and is afraid of an ill ….

Wealth does not bring excellence, but that wealth comes from excellence..

That politician who curries favor with the citizens and indulges them and fawns upon them and has a presentiment of their wishes, and is skillful in ….

The qualities which a man seeks in his beloved are those characteristics of his own soul, whether he knows it or not..

Wisdom alone is the science of others sciences..

...the Gods too love a joke..