A good decision is based on knowledge, and not on numbers.
In order to be a good soldier it is necessary to know how to dance.
Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another.
... the good are not willing to rule either for the sake of money or of honor.
If we are to keep our flock at the highest pitch of excellence, there should be as many unions of the best of both sexes, and as few of the inferior as possible, and that only the offspring of the better unions should be kept.
As the proverb says, "a good beginning is half the business" and "to have begun well" is praised by all.