Yes the truth is that men's ambition and their desire to make money are among the most frequent causes of deliberate acts of injustice.

We have divided the Virtues of the Soul into two groups, the Virtues of the Character and the Virtues of the Intellect.

If some animals are good at hunting and others are suitable for hunting, then the Gods must clearly smile on hunting.

It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen.

Music directly imitates the passions or states of the soul...when one listens to music that imitates a certain passion, he becomes imbued withthe same passion; and if over a long time he habitually listens to music that rouses ignoble passions, his whole character will be shaped to an ignoble form.

Man perfected by society is the best of all animals; he is the most terrible of all when he lives without law, and without justice.

When there is no middle class, and the poor greatly exceed in number, troubles arise, and the state soon comes to an end.