Man's best friend is one who wishes well to the object of his wish for his sake, even if no one is to know of it.

To leave the number of births unrestricted, as is done in most states, inevitably causes poverty among the citizens, and poverty produces crime and faction.

The self-indulgent man craves for all pleasant things... and is led by his appetite to choose these at the cost of everything else.

Man first begins to philosophize when the necessities of life are supplied.

It is the repeated performance of just and temperate actions that produces virtue.

The Eyes are the organs of temptation, and the Ears are the organs of instruction.

It is true, indeed, that the account Plato gives in 'Timaeus' is different from what he says in his so-called 'unwritten teachings.'