We have divided the Virtues of the Soul into two groups, the Virtues of the Character and the Virtues of the Intellect.
There is simple ignorance, which is the source of lighter offenses, and double ignorance, which is accompanied by a conceit of wisdom.
All human happiness and misery take the form of action.
Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.
The goal of war is peace, of business, leisure
Just as at the Olympic games it is not the handsomest or strongest men who are crowned with victory but the successful competitors, so in life it is those who act rightly who carry off all the prizes and rewards.