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.

Perception starts with the eye.

In part, art completes what nature cannot elaborate; and in part it imitates nature.

Happiness belongs to the self sufficient.

Education and morals make the good man, the good statesman, the good ruler.

Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered.

Happiness is a certain activity of soul in conformity with perfect goodness