The body is at its best between the ages of thirty and thirty-five.

In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life they incite to noble deeds.

The basis of a democratic state is liberty

Why is it that all men who are outstanding in philosophy, poetry or the arts are melancholic?

For the real difference between humans and other animals is that humans alone have perception of good and evil, just and unjust, etc. It is the sharing of a common view in these matters that makes a household and a state.

Evil draws men together.

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