Democracy is the form of government in which the free are rulers, and oligarchy in which the rich; it is only an accident that the free are the many and the rich are the few.

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

It was through the feeling of wonder that men now and at first began to philosophize.

One who faces and who fears the right things and from the right motive, in the right way and at the right time, posseses character worthy of our trust and admiration.

Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

The male has more teeth than the female in mankind, and sheep and goats, and swine. This has not been observed in other animals. Those persons which have the greatest number of teeth are the longest lived; those which have them widely separated, smaller, and more scattered, are generally more short lived.