Verses which do not teach men new and moving truths do not deserve to be read.
To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.
So long as the people do not care to exercise their freedom, those who wish to tyrannize will do so; for tyrants are active and ardent, and will devote themselves in the name of any number of gods, religious and otherwise, to put shackles upon sleeping men.
Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference.
An admiral should be put to death now and then to encourage the others.
Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.