But then in what way are things called good? They do not seem to be like the things that only chance to have the same name. Are goods one then by being derived from one good or by all contributing to one good, or are they rather one by analogy? Certainly as sight is in the body, so is reason in the soul, and so on in other cases.

The life of theoretical philosophy is the best and happiest a man can lead. Few men are capable of it and then only intermittently. For the rest there is a second-best way of life, that of moral virtue and practical wisdom.

Love well, be loved and do something of value.

It may be argued that peoples for whom philosophers legislate are always prosperous.

A friend is a second self, so that our consciousness of a friend's existence...makes us more fully conscious of our own existence.

To Unlearn is as hard as to Learn

The activity of happiness must occupy an entire lifetime; for one swallow does not a summer make.