Hardly any human being is capable of pursuing two professions or two arts rightly.
I do not think it is permitted that a better man be harmed by a worse.
The god is the beautiful.
The rulers of the state are the only persons who ought to have the privilege of lying, either at home or abroad; they may be allowed to lie for the good of the state.
To win over your bad self is the grandest and foremost of victories.
Whatever deceives men seems to produce a magical enchantment.