In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge.
Happiness is a state of activity.
We must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils.
Now the soul of man is divided into two parts, one of which has a rational principle in itself, and the other, not having a rational principle in itself, is able to obey such a principle. And we call a man in any way good because he has the virtues of these two parts.
Between friends there is no need of justice.
It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen.