Friendship is essentially a partnership.
. .we would have to say that hereditary succession is harmful. You may say the king, having sovereign power, will not in that case hand over to his children. But it is hard to believe that: it is a difficult achievement, which expects too much virtue of human nature.
Hippocrates is an excellent geometer but a complete fool in everyday affairs.
Liars when they speak the truth are not believed.
Wicked men obey out of fear. good men, out of love
Rightness in our choice of an end is secured by [Moral] Virtue.