The greatest victory is over self.

The happy life is regarded as a life in conformity with virtue. It is a life which involves effort and is not spent in amusement.

There must be in prudence also some master virtue.

At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst.

Our problem is not that we aim too high and miss, but that we aim too low and hit.

We are not angry with people we fear or respect, as long as we fear or respect them; you cannot be afraid of a person and also at the same time angry with him.

Art is a higher type of knowledge than experience.