The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons.

In making a speech one must study three points: first, the means of producing persuasion; second, the language; third the proper arrangement of the various parts of the speech.

We must no more ask whether the soul and body are one than ask whether the wax and the figure impressed on it are one.

And further, observing that all this indeterminate substance is in motion, and that no true predication can be made of that which changes, they supposed that it is impossible to make any true statement about...

It is a part of probability that many improbabilities will happen.

The energy of the mind is the essence of life.

Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion.

Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes himself get good things by jealousy, while the other does not allow his...

Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are equally free, they claim to be absolutely equal.

The state comes into existence for the sake of life and continues to exist for the sake of good life.

Therefore, the good of man must be the end of the science of politics.

There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.