While most of those who hold that the whole heaven is finite say that the earth lies at the center, the philosophers of Italy, the so-called Pythagoreans, assert the contrary. They say that in the middle there is fire, and that the earth is one of the stars, and by its circular motion round the center produces night and day.

Everyone honors the wise.

Of governments there are said to be only two forms - democracy and oligarchy. For aristocracy is considered to be a kind of oligarchy, as being the rule of a few, and the so-called constitutional government to be really a democracy.

In general, what is written must be easy to read and easy to speak; which is the same.

It is clear that there is some difference between ends: some ends are energeia [energy], while others are products which are additional to the energeia.

Some believe it to be just friends wanting, as if to be healthy enough to wish health.

Humility is a flower which does not grow in everyone's garden.