It is not sufficient to know what one ought to say, but one must also know how to say it.
The good lawgiver should inquire how states and races of men and communities may participate in a good life, and in the happiness which is attainable by them.
The energy of the mind is the essence of life.
Time past, even God is deprived of the power of recalling.
Wicked men obey out of fear. good men, out of love
All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire.