The Virtues [moral Excellence] Therefore Are Engendered

And, Speaking Generally, Passion Seems Not To Be Amenable To Reason, But Only To Force.

We Are The Sum Of Our Actions, And Therefore Our Habits Make All The Difference.

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.

In Poverty And Other Misfortunes Of Life, True Friends Are A Sure Refuge.

When Several Villages Are United In A Single Complete Community, Large Enough To Be Nearly Or Quite Self-sufficing, The State Comes Into Existence, Originating In The Bare Needs Of Life, And Continuing In Existence For The Sake Of A Good Life.