The prisoner grows to love his chains.
Hereditary honors are a noble and a splendid treasure to descendants.
If in a discussion of many matters ... we are not able to give perfectly exact and self-consistent accounts, do not be surprised: rather we would be content if we provide accounts that are second to none in probability.
Friends should have all things in common.
Virtue is the desire of things honourable and the power of attaining them.
Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence.