No One Ever Suddenly Became Depraved.

Do You Expect, Forsooth, That A Mother Will Hand Down To Her Children Principles Which Differ From Her Own?

It Is Not Easy For Men To Rise Whose Qualities Are Thwarted By Poverty.

Majestic Mighty Wealth Is The Holiest Of Our Gods.

The Thirst After Fame Is Greater Than That After Virtue; For Who Embraces Virtue If You Take Away Its Rewards?

The Doings Of Men, Their Prayers, Fear, Wrath, Pleasure, Delights, And Recreations, Are The Subject Of This Book.