“A courageous person is one who faces fearful things as he ought and as reason directs for the sake of what is noble.”

“Political society exists for the sake of noble actions, and not of mere companionship.”

“All persons ought to endeavor to follow what is right, and not what is established.”

“He who has overcome his fears will truly be free.”

“The best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.”

“Those who are not angry at the things they should be angry at are thought to be fools, and so are those who are not angry in the right way, at the right time, or with the right persons.”

“Bad people...are in conflict with themselves; they desire one thing and will another, like the incontinent who choose harmful pleasures instead of what they themselves believe to be good.”