It is beautiful to wish to add another's light to your own.
Virtue is the desire of things honourable and the power of attaining them.
To begin is the most important part of any quest and by far the most courageous.
Do not expect justice where might is right.
Great is the issue at stake, greater than appears, whether a man is to be good or bad. And what will any one be profited if, under the influence of money or power, he neglect justice and virtue?
And among the other honours and rewards our young men can win for distinguished service in war and in other activities, will be more frequent opportunities to sleep with a woman; this will give us a pretext for ensuring that most of our children are born of that parent.