The worst thing about slavery is that the slaves eventually get to like it.

The probable is what usually happens.

The purpose of art is to represent the meaning of things. This represents the true reality, not external aspects.

The young are heated by Nature as drunken men by wine.

Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes himself get good things by jealousy, while the other does not allow his neighbour to have them through envy.

Inferiors revolt in order that they may be equal, and equals that they may be superior. Such is the state of mind which creates revolutions.

Indeed, we may go further and assert that anyone who does not delight in fine actions is not even a good man.