...we are all inclined to ... direct our inquiry not by the matter itself, but by the views of our opponents; and, even when interrogating oneself, one pushes the inquiry only to the point at which one can no longer offer any opposition. Hence a good inquirer will be one who is ready in bringing forward the objections proper to the genus, and that he will be when he has gained an understanding of the differences.

The greatest injustices proceed from those who pursue excess, not by those who are driven by necessity.

Temperance and bravery, then, are ruined by excess and deficiency, but preserved by the mean.

All that we do is done with an eye to something else.

It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those who have expressed more superficial views; for these also contributed something, by developing before us the powers of thought.

If things do not turn out as we wish, we should wish for them as they turn out.

Female cats are very Lascivious, and make advances to the male.