"All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsion, habit, reason, passion, and desire."

"All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind."

"It is better for a city to be governed by a good man than by a good law."

"To write well, express yourself like the common people, but think like a wise man."

"Man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but when separated from law and justice, he is the worst of all."