If a man says that it is right to give every one his due, and therefore thinks within his own mind that injury is due from a just man to his enemies but kindness to his friends, he was not wise who said so, for he spoke not the truth, for in no case has it appeared to be just to injure any one.

Just as bees make honey from thyme, the strongest and driest of herbs, so do the wise profit from the most difficult of experiences.

If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools.

May I deem the wise man rich, and may I have such a portion of gold as none but a prudent man can either bear or employ.

Those who are not schooled and practised in truth [who are not honest and upright men] can never manage aright the government, nor yet can those who spend their lives as closet philosophers; because the former have no high purpose to guide their actions, while the latter keep aloof from public life.

Integrity is your destiny-it is the light that guides your way.

Entire ignorance is not so terrible or extreme an evil, and is far from being the greatest of all.