In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge.

The angry man wishes the object of his anger to suffer in return; hatred wishes its object not to exist.

The virtue as the art consecrates itself constantly to what's difficult to do, and the harder the task, the shinier the success.

Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.

...we are all inclined to ... direct our inquiry not by the matter itself, but by the views of our opponents; and, even when interrogating oneself, one pushes the inquiry only to the point at which one can no longer offer any opposition. Hence a good inquirer will be one who is ready in bringing forward the objections proper to the genus, and that he will be when he has gained an understanding of the differences.

Liars when they speak the truth are not believed.

But is it just then that the few and the wealthy should be the rulers? And what if they, in like manner, rob and plunder the people, - is this just?