Those who refuse to engage in politics will be led by their inferiors
Trees and fields tell me nothing: men are my teachers.
A man who really fights for justice must lead a private, not a public, life if he is to survive for even a short time.
It is right to give every man his due.
In good speaking, should not the mind of the speaker know the truth of the matter about which he is to speak.
One trait in the philosopher's character we can assume is his love of the knowledge that reveals eternal reality, the realm unaffected by change and decay.