Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

We deliberate not about ends, but about means.

Life is full of chances and changes, and the most prosperous of men may in the evening of his days meet with great misfortunes.

For any two portions of fire, small or great, will exhibit the same ratio of solid to void; but the upward movement of the greater is quicker than that of the less, just as the downward movement of a mass of gold or lead, or of any other body endowed with weight, is quicker in proportion to its size.

Art not only imitates nature, but also completes its deficiencies.

A state is not a mere society, having a common place, established for the prevention of mutual crime and for the sake of exchange. Political society exists for the sake of noble actions, and not mere companionship.

Beauty is a gift of God.