The angry man wishes the object of his anger to suffer in return; hatred wishes its object not to exist.

Speech is the representation of the mind, and writing is the representation of speech.

The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the ground for their reception, but their complete formation is the product of habit.

A state is not a mere society, having a common place, established for the prevention of mutual crime and for the sake of exchange. Political society exists for the sake of noble actions, and not mere companionship.

A whole is that which has a beginning, a middle and an end.

The Life of the intellect is the best and pleasantest for man, because the intellect more than anything else is the man. Thus it will be the happiest life as well.

Fate of empires depends on the education of youth