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. Those who contribute most to this kind of association are for that very reason entitled to a larger share in the state than those who, though they may be equal or even superior in free birth and in family, are inferior in the virtue that belongs to a citizen. Similarly they are entitled to a larger share than those who are superior in riches but inferior in virtue.

By myth I mean the arrangement of the incidents

All men desire by nature to know.

Virtue makes us aim at the right end, and practical wisdom makes us take the right means.

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth.

Character is revealed through action.