The question was put to him, what hope is; and his answer was, "The dream of a waking man."

The sun, too, shines into cesspools and is not polluted.

Chilo advised, "not to speak evil of the dead."

Aren't you ashamed, you who walk backward along the whole path of existence, and blame me for walking backward along the path of the promenade?

Of what use is a philosopher who doesn't hurt anybody's feelings?

Wise leaders generally have wise counselors because it takes a wise person themselves to distinguish them.

When two friends part they should lock up each other's secrets and exchange keys. The truly noble mind has no resentments.