"To live alone one must be either a beast or a god."

"A young man is not a proper hearer of lectures on moral philosophy, for he is inexperienced in the actions that occur in life, and since he tends to follow his passions, his study will be vain and unp…"

"The courage of a man is shown in commanding, of a woman in obeying."

"From the hour of their birth, some are marked out for subjection, others for rule."

"Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence."