In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life they incite to noble deeds.

Happiness is a quality of the soul...not a function of one's material circumstances.

Inferiors revolt in order that they may be equal, and equals that they may be superior. Such is the state of mind which creates revolutions.

If some animals are good at hunting and others are suitable for hunting, then the Gods must clearly smile on hunting.

By myth I mean the arrangement of the incidents

Excellence is an art won by training and habituation.

Melancholy men, of all others, are the most witty.