Lycurgus being asked why he, who in other respects appeared to be so zealous for the equal rights of men, did not make his government democratical rather than oligarchical, "Go you," replied the legislator, "and try a democracy in your own house.

The wildest colts make the best horses.

...To the Dolphin alone, beyond all other, nature has granted what the best philosophers seek: friendship for no advantage

He who busies himself in mean occupations, produces in the very pains he takes about things of little or no use, an evidence against himself of his negligence and indisposition to what is really good

Being conscious of having done a wicked action leaves stings of remorse behind it, which, like an ulcer in the flesh, makes the mind smart with perpetual wounds; for reason, which chases away all other pains, creates repentance, shames the soul with confusion, and punishes it with torment.

Authority and place demonstrate and try the tempers of men, by moving every passion and discovering every frailty.

As soft wax is apt to take the stamp of the seal, so are the minds of young children to receive the instruction imprinted on them.