“All who have meditated on the art of governing mankind have been convinced that the fate of empires depends on the education of youth.”

“The legislator should direct his attention above all to the education of youth; for the neglect of education does harm to the constitution. The citizen should be molded to suit the form of government under which he lives. For each government has a peculiar character which originally formed and which continues to preserve it. The character of democracy creates democracy, and the character of oligarchy creates oligarchy.”

“Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well.”

“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.”

“He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled”

“Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered.”

“Quid quid movetur ab alio movetur"(nothing moves without having been moved).”