I never yet feared those men who set a place apart in the middle of their cities where they gather to cheat one another and swear oaths which they break.

One should always look to the end of everything, how it will finally come out. For the god has shown blessedness to many only to overturn them utterly in the end.

How can a monarchy be a suitable thing, which allows a man to do as he pleases with none to hold him to account. And even if you were to take the best man on earth, and put him into a monarchy, you put outside him the thoughts that usually guide him.

It [Egypt] has more wonders in it than any other country in the world and provides more works that defy description than any otherplace.

The man of affluence is not in fact more happy than the possessor of a bare competency, unless, in addition to his wealth, the end of his life be fortunate. We often see misery dwelling in the midst of splendour, whilst real happiness is found in humbler stations.

Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.

Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty.