The most perfect political community must be amongst those who are in the middle rank, and those states are best instituted wherein these are a larger and more respectable part, if possible, than both the other; or, if that cannot be, at least than either of them separate.

People do not naturally become morally excellent or practically wise. They become so, if at all, only as the result of lifelong personal and community effort.

Here and elsewhere we shall not obtain the best insight into things until we actually see them growing from the beginning.

Happiness belongs to the self sufficient.

A democracy is a government in the hands of men of low birth, no property, and vulgar employments.

Happiness is an activity of the soul in accordance with virtue

Intuition is the source of scientific knowledge.