The first principle of all action is leisure.
Meanness is incurable; it cannot be cured by old age, or by anything else.
Yes the truth is that men's ambition and their desire to make money are among the most frequent causes of deliberate acts of injustice.
Nature makes nothing incomplete, and nothing in vain.
Modesty is hardly to be described as a virtue. It is a feeling rather than a disposition. It is a kind of fear of falling into disrepute.
Evil draws men together.