Your dog is your only philosopher.

When there is an income tax, the just man will pay more and the unjust less on the same amount of income.

Our greatest blessings come to us by way of madness, provided the madness is given us by divine gift.

The prisoner grows to love his chains.

[Not enough is known about solid geometry] and for two reasons: in the first place, no government places value on it; this leads to a lack of energy in the pursuit of it, and it is difficult. In the second place, students cannot learn it unless they have a teacher. But then a teacher can hardly be found.

He whom Love touches not walks in darkness.

And we shall most likely be defeated, and you will most likely be victors in the contest, if you learn so to order your lives as not to abuse or waste the reputation of your ancestors, knowing that to a man who has any self-respect, nothing is more dishonourable than to be honoured, not for his own sake, but on account of the reputation of his ancestors.