Pay attention to the young, and make them just as good as possible.

Think as the wise men think, but talk like the simple people do.

The right constitutions, three in number- kingship, aristocracy, and polity- and the deviations from these, likewise three in number - tyranny from kingship, oligarchy from aristocracy, democracy from polity.

With the truth, all given facts harmonize; but with what is false, the truth soon hits a wrong note.

If they do not share equally enjoyments and toils, those who labor much and get little will necessarily complain of those who labor little and receive or consume much. But indeed there is always a difficulty in men living together and having all human relations in common, but especially in their having common property.

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.

Our actions determine our dispositions.