The true nature of a thing is the highest it can become.

Happiness lies in virtuous activity, and perfect happiness lies in the best activity, which is contemplative

Of the irrational part of the soul again one division appears to be common to all living things, and of a vegetative nature.

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.

Those who merely possess the goods of fortune may be haughty and insolent; . . . they try to imitate the great-souled man without being really like him, and only copy him in what they can, reproducing his contempt for others but not his virtuous conduct. For the great-souled man is justified in despising other people - his estimates are correct; but most proud men have no good ground for their pride.

The unfortunate need people who will be kind to them; the prosperous need people to be kind to.

But is it just then that the few and the wealthy should be the rulers? And what if they, in like manner, rob and plunder the people, - is this just?