It is no flattery to give a friend a due character; for commendation is as much the duty of a friend as reprehension.

To do an evil action is base; to do a good action without incurring danger is common enough; but it is the part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risks every thing.

No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.

We ought not to treat living creatures like shoes or household belongings, which when worn with use we throw away.

Character is long-standing habit.

Solon being asked, namely, what city was best to live in. That city, he replied, in which those who are not wronged, no less than those who are wronged, exert themselves to punish the wrongdoers.

Proper listening is the foundation of proper living.