To say of what is that it is not, or of what is not that it is, is false, while to say of what is that it is, and of what is not that it is not, is true.

A man is his own best friend; therefore he ought to love himself best.

Comedy aims at representing men as worse, Tragedy as better than in actual life.

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.

Not to know of what things one should demand demonstration, and of what one should not, argues want of education.

It has been well said that 'he who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.' The two are not the same, but the good citizen ought to be capable of both; he should know how to govern like a freeman, and how to obey like a freeman - these are the virtues of a citizen.

If men think that a ruler is religious and has a reverence for the Gods, they are less afraid of suffering injustice at his hands.