Prosperity Makes Friends And Adversity Tries Them.

But Also Philosophy Is Not About Perceptible Substances They, You See, Are Prone To Destruction.

Whereas The Law Is Passionless, Passion Must Ever Sway The Heart Of Man.

So We Must Lay It Down That The Association Which Is A State Exists Not For The Purpose Of Living Together But For The Sake Of Noble Actions. Those Who Contribute Most To This Kind Of Association Are For That Very Reason Entitled To A Larger Share In The State Than Those Who, Though They May Be Equal Or Even Superior In Free Birth And In Family, Are Inferior In The Virtue That Belongs To A Citizen. Similarly They Are Entitled To A Larger Share Than Those Who Are Superior In Riches But Inferior In Virtue.

Mothers Are Fonder Than Fathers Of Their Children Because They Are More Certain They Are Their Own.

To Know What Virtue Is Is Not Enough; We Must Endeavor To Possess And To Practice It, Or In Some Other Manner Actually Ourselves To Become Good.