The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence and to refrain from evil rather because of the punishment that it brings than because of its own foulness.
Wishing to be friends is quick work but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.
Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.
The virtue of justice consists in moderation as regulated by wisdom.
Excellence then is a state concerned with choice lying in a mean relative...
If you don’t make mistakes, you’re not working on hard enough...
A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.
Cultivate solitude and quiet and a few sincere...
