All Who Have Meditated On The Art

The Virtue Of The Good Man Is Necessarily The Same As The Virtue Of The Citizen Of The Perfect State.

Doubt Is The Beginning Of Wisdom

Happiness Is An Activity Of The Soul In Accordance With Virtue

The Aim Of Art Is To Represent Not The Outward Appearance Of Things, But Their Inward Significance.

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.