They should rule who are able to rule best.

Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposing the class of things a man chooses and avoids.

But also philosophy is not about perceptible substances they, you see, are prone to destruction.

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.

Where the laws are not supreme, there demagogues spring up.

Maybe crying is a means of cleaning yourself out emotionally. Or maybe it's your last resort; the only way to express yourself when words fail, the same as when you were a baby and had no words.

The true friend of the people should see that they be not too poor, for extreme poverty lowers the character of the democracy.