Nature creates nothing without a purpose.

Now property is part of a household, and the acquisition of property part of household-management; for neither life itself nor the good life is possible without a certain minimum supply of the necessities.

It is also in the interests of a tyrant to make his subjects poo...the people are so occupied with their daily tasks that they have no time for plotting.

Men become richer not only by increasing their existing wealth but also by decreasing their expenditure.

As often as we do good, we offer sacrifices to God.

In order to be effective you need not only virtue but also mental strength.

It is easy to perform a good action, but not easy to acquire a settled habit of performing such actions.