We May Assume The Superiority Ceteris Paribus

When A Draco Has Eaten Much Fruit, It Seeks The Juice Of The Bitter Lettuce; It Has Been Seen To Do This.

The Life Of Theoretical Philosophy Is The Best And Happiest A Man Can Lead. Few Men Are Capable Of It And Then Only Intermittently. For The Rest There Is A Second-best Way Of Life, That Of Moral Virtue And Practical Wisdom.

The Avarice Of Mankind Is Insatiable.

Without Virtue It Is Difficult To Bear Gracefully The Honors Of Fortune.

Distance Does Not Break Off The Friendship Absolutely, But Only The Activity Of It.