It is better to be wise, and not to seem so, than to seem wise, and not be so; yet men, for the most part, desire the contrary.
Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.
Not every love, but only that which has a noble purpose, is noble and worthy of praise.
He who is not a good servant will not be a good master.
Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy.
Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable, inasmuch as he has the fountain of reason in him not yet regulated.