Memory is the scribe of the soul.

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

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

The good man is he for whom, because he is virtuous, the things that are absolutely good are good; it is also plain that his use of these goods must be virtuous and in the absolute sense good.

Our feelings towards our friends reflect our feelings towards ourselves.

And so long as they were at war, their power was preserved, but when they had attained empire they fell, for of the arts of peace they knew nothing, and had never engaged in any employment higher than war.

If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in government to the utmost.