The Ideal State Is That In Which

Men Keep Their Agreements When It Is An Advantage To Both Parties Not To Break Them; And I Shall So Frame My Laws That It Will Be Evident To The Athenians That It Will Be For Their Interest To Observe Them.

A Half Truth Is The Worst Of All Lies,because It Can Be Defended In Partiality.

For Often Evil Men Are Rich, And Good Men Poor; But We Will Not Exchange With Them Our Virtue For Their Wealth Since One Abides Always, While Riches Change Their Owners Every Day.

Speech Is The Mirror Of Action.

Chide A Friend In Private And Praise Him In Public.