Property should be in a general sense common, but as a general rule private... In well-ordered states, although every man has his own property, some things he will place at the disposal of his friends, while of others he shares the use of them.

It is our actions and the soul's active exercise of its functions that we posit (as being Happiness).

Between husband and wife friendship seems to exist by nature, for man is naturally disposed to pairing.

The greatest injustices proceed from those who pursue excess, not by those who are driven by necessity.

The only way to achieve true success is to express yourself completely in service to society.

We must speak first about the division of land and about those who cultivate it: who should they be and what kind of person? We do not agree with those who have said that property should be communally owned, but we do believe that there should be a friendly arrangement for its common use, and that none of the citizens should be without means of support.

When several villages are united in a single complete community, large enough to be nearly or quite self-sufficing, the state comes into existence, originating in the bare needs of life, and continuing in existence for the sake of a good life.