“ He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled. ”

“ The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life - knowing that under certain conditions it is not worthwhile to live. ”

“ Courage is a mean with regard to fear and confidence. ”

“ We are not angry with people we fear or respect, as long as we fear or respect them you cannot be afraid of a person and also at the same time angry with him. ”

“ If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature's way. ”

“ In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous. ”

“ Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting in a particular way. ”

“ Persuasion is achieved by the speaker's personal character when the speech is so spoken as to make us think him credible. We believe good men more fully and more readily than others: this is true generally whatever the question is, and absolutely true where exact certainty is impossible and opinions are divided. ”

“ In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme. ”

“ It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those who have expressed more superficial views for these also contributed something, by developing before us the powers of thought. ”