There is nothing strange in the circle being the origin of any and every marvel.

A goal gets us motivated,while a good habit keeps us stay motivated.

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.

The gods too are fond of a joke.

The End is included among goods of the soul, and not among external goods.

For the more limited, if adequate, is always preferable.

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 and generals, should be bought. The law which allows this abuse makes wealth of more account than virtue, and the whole state becomes avaricious.