Wise kings generally have wise counselors and he must be a wise man himself...
I am not an Athenian or a Greek but a citizen of the world.
Those who have virtue always in their mouths and neglect it in practice are...
When I look upon seamen men of science and philosophers man is the wisest...
It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing and of godlike men to want...
Man is the most intelligent of the animals - and the most silly.
Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
My actions to promote peace the mediation missions which I carried out during many conflicts which very often occurred between brothers of the same country are not driven by any ulterior motives or any calculations based on personal ambitions.