A work well begun is half-ended.

Man never legislates,but destinies and accidents,happening in all sorts of ways,legislate in all sorts of ways.

Only those who do not seek power are qualified to hold it.

There should be no element of slavery in learning. Enforced exercise does no harm to the body, but enforced learning will not stay in the mind. So avoid compulsion, and let your children's lessons take the form of play.

The blame is his who chooses: God is blameless.

Neither do the ignorant love wisdom or desire to become wise; for this is the grievous thing about ignorance, that those who are neither good nor beautiful think they are good enough, and do not desire that which they do not think they are lacking.

Cunning... is but the low mimic of wisdom.