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

To love someone is to identify with them.

God and nature create nothing that does not fulfill a purpose

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.

Find the good. Seek the Unity. Ignore the divisions among us.

To leave the number of births unrestricted, as is done in most states, inevitably causes poverty among the citizens, and poverty produces crime and faction.

Friendship is a thing most necessary to life, since without friends no one would choose to live, though possessed of all other advantages.