One swallow does not make a spring, nor does one fine day.
Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular.
He who confers a benefit on anyone loves him better than he is beloved.
We are what we repeatedly do.
Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered.
Good moral character is not something that we can achieve on our own. We need a culture that supports the conditions under which self-love and friendship flourish.