Wise men speak because they have something to say
A dog has the soul of a philosopher.
Prefer diligence before idleness, unless you esteem rust above brightness.
The beginning is the most important part...for that is the time character is being formed.
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.
Such, Echecrates, was the end of our comrade, who was, we may fairly say, of all those whom we knew in our time, the bravest and also the wisest and most upright man.