Friendship is communion.
Man first begins to philosophize when the necessities of life are supplied.
Wicked me obey from fear; good men,from love.
There is nothing strange in the circle being the origin of any and every marvel.
Now the greatest external good we should assume to be the thing which we offer as a tribute to the gods, and which is most coveted by men of high station, and is the prize awarded for the noblest deeds; and such a thing is honor, for honor is clearly the greatest of external goods.
Not to get what you have set your heart on is almost as bad as getting nothing at all.