To perceive is to suffer.

Laughter is a bodily exercise, precious to Health

Now what is just and right is to be interpreted in the sense of 'what is equal'; and that which is right in the sense of being equal is to be considered with reference to the advantage of the state, and the common good of the citizens. And a citizen is one who shares in governing and being governed. He differs under different forms of government, but in the best state he is one who is able and willing to be governed and to govern with a view to the life of virtue.

Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered.

The male has more teeth than the female in mankind, and sheep and goats, and swine. This has not been observed in other animals. Those persons which have the greatest number of teeth are the longest lived; those which have them widely separated, smaller, and more scattered, are generally more short lived.

To enjoy the things we ought and to hate the things we ought has the greatest bearing on excellence of character.

All Earthquakes and Disasters are warnings; there’s too much corruption in the world