We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence. But they hesitate, waiting for the other fellow to make the first move-and he, in turn, waits for you.
Perception starts with the eye.
Melancholy men, of all others, are the most witty.
Why is it that all men who are outstanding in philosophy, poetry or the arts are melancholic?
That rule is the better which is exercised over better subjects.
The student of politics therefore as well as the psychologist must study the nature of the soul.