The gods too are fond of a joke.
The man who is content to live alone is either a beast or a god.
In inventing a model we may assume what we wish, but should avoid impossibilities.
The purpose of art is to represent the meaning of things. This represents the true reality, not external aspects.
We are better able to study our neighbours than ourselves, and their actions than our own.
Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life itself, power and glory, or happiness.