The young are permanently in a state resembling intoxication.
And, speaking generally, passion seems not to be amenable to reason, but only to force.
Virtue makes us aim at the right end, and practical wisdom makes us take the right means.
Greatness of Soul seems therefore to be as it were a crowning ornament of the virtues; it enhances their greatness, and it cannot exist without them. Hence it is hard to be truly great-souled, for greatness of soul is impossible without moral nobility.
Knowing what is right does not make a sagacious man.
Gentleness is the ability to bear reproaches and slights with moderation, and not to embark on revenge quickly, and not to be easily provoked to anger, but be free from bitterness and contentiousness, having tranquility and stability in the spirit.