A true disciple shows his appreciation by reaching further than his teacher.

Friendship also seems to be the bond that hold communities together.

So we must lay it down that the association which is a state exists not for the purpose of living together but for the sake of noble actions.

[I]t is rather the case that we desire something because we believe it to be good than that we believe a thing to be good because we desire it. It is the thought that starts things off.

The greatest threat to the state is not faction but distraction

Try is a noisy way of doing nothing.

He who hath many friends hath none.