The seen is the changing, the unseen is the unchanging.

The first and the best victory is to conquer self.

The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under the government of worse men.

... the community suffers nothing very terrible if its cobblers are bad and become degenerate and pretentious; but if the Guardians of its laws and constitution, who alone have the opportunity to bring it good government and prosperity, become a mere sham, then clearly it is completely ruined.

What is better adapted than the festive use of wine in the first place to test and in the second place to train the character of a man, if care be taken in the use of it? What is there cheaper or more innocent?

According to Greek mythology, humans were originally created with four arms, four legs and a head with two faces. Fearing their power, Zeus split them into two separate parts, condemning them to spend their lives in search of their other halves.

It is not noble to return evil for evil, at no time ought we to do an injury to our neighbors.