"It is clear that the best state is that in which the middle class is in control, and that those states are likely to be well-administered, in which the middle class is large, and stronger than both th…"

"The more you know, the more you know you don't know."

"Some men are born slaves, and others are born to rule."

"He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god."

"Anybody can become angry — that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way — that is not within everyb…"