Happiness is the settling of the soul into its most appropriate spot.

Friends are much better tried in bad fortune than in good.

The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes.

One who faces and who fears the right things and from the right motive, in the right way and at the right time, posseses character worthy of our trust and admiration.

Since the branch of philosophy on which we are at present engaged differs from the others in not being a subject of merely intellectual interest — I mean we are not concerned to know what goodness essentially is, but how we are to become good men, for this alone gives the study its practical value — we must apply our minds to the solution of the problems of conduct.

Experience has shown that it is difficult, if not impossible, for a populous state to be run by good laws.

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.