Every community is an association of some kind and every community is established with a view to some good; for everyone always acts in order to obtain that which they think good. But, if all communities aim at some good, the state or political community, which is the highest of all, and which embraces all the rest, aims at good in a greater degree than any other, and at the highest good.

The wise man knows of all things, as far as possible, although he has no knowledge of each of them in detail

One swallow does not make a spring, nor does one fine day.

It is absurd to hold that a man ought to be ashamed of being unable to defend himself with his limbs, but not of being unable to defend himself with speech and reason, when the use of rational speech is more distinctive of a human being than the use of his limbs.

Laughter is a bodily exercise, precious to Health

When you ask a dumb question, you get a smart answer.

A man can make up his mind quickly when he has only a little to make up.