Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.
If I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes.
Moral habits, induced by public practices, are far quicker in making their way into men's private lives, than the failings and faults of individuals are in infecting the city at large.
Nor let us part with justice, like a cheap and common thing, for a small and trifling price.
Forgetfulness transforms every occurrence into a non-occurrence.
A friend should be like money, tried before being required, not found faulty in our need.