We should behave to our friends as we would wish our friends behave to us
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 itself, is able to obey such a principle. And we call a man in any way good because he has the virtues of these two parts.
Speech is the representation of the mind, and writing is the representation of speech.
The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold.
The blood of a goat will shatter a diamond.
With the truth, all given facts harmonize; but with what is false, the truth soon hits a wrong note.