We must be neither cowardly nor rash but courageous.

It is the characteristic of the magnanimous man to ask no favor but to be ready to do kindness to others.

Experience has shown that it is difficult, if not impossible, for a populous state to be run by good laws.

The knowledge of the soul admittedly contributes greatly to the advance of truth in general, and, above all, to our understanding of Nature, for the soul is in some sense the principle of animal life.

Therefore, the good of man must be the end of the science of politics.

For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor the truth first.

Great and frequent reverses can crush and mar our bliss both by the pain they cause and by the hindrance they offer to many activities. Yet nevertheless even in adversity nobility shines through, when a man endures repeated and severe misfortune with patience, not owing to insensibility but from generosity and greatness of soul.