It is the act of a bad man to deceive by falsehood.

Let your desires be ruled by reason.

When time and need require, we should resist with all our might, and prefer death to slavery and disgrace.

The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves.

On the subject of the nature of the gods, the first question is Do the gods exist or do the not? It is difficult you may say to deny that they exist. I would agree if we were arguing the matter in a public assembly, but in a private discussion of this kind, it is perfectly easy to do so.

Care should be taken that the punishment does not exceed the guilt; and also that some men do not suffer for offenses for which others are not even indicted.

Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.