There is no statement so absurd that no philosopher will make it.
A perverse temper and fretful disposition will make any state of life whatsoever unhappy.
Hatred is settled anger.
The judgment of posterity is truer, because it is free from envy and malevolence.
To freemen, threats are impotent.
There are two ways to resolve conflicts, through violence or through negotiation. Violence is for wild beasts, negotiation is for human beings.