"He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have."

"Those who render no service either by word or deed, who cannot help army or city or the people itself in time of need, ought to be stopped, even if they have riches in abundance, above all if they are…"

"I am very conscious that I am not wise at all."

"Avoid it resolutely; it is not easy to control yourself once you meddle with that sort of thing."

"I only wish that wisdom were such a thing as flowed from the fuller to the emptier man, as water does from a full cup to an empty one when we a thread between them."