The cause of all sins in every case lies in the person's excessive love of self.

A good man cannot be harmed either in life or in death, and his affairs are not neglected by the gods.

Everything changes and nothing remains still.

So the state founded on natural principles is wise as a whole in virtue of the knowledge inherent in its smallest constituent class, which exercises authority over the rest. And the smallest class is the one which naturally possesses that form of knowledge which alone of all others deserves the title of wisdom.

If you think your child's academic studies are more important than the arts, think again.

[Not enough is known about solid geometry] and for two reasons: in the first place, no government places value on it; this leads to a lack of energy in the pursuit of it, and it is difficult. In the second place, students cannot learn it unless they have a teacher. But then a teacher can hardly be found.

And we have made of ourselves living cesspools, and driven doctors to invent names for our diseases.