Collection of the best phrases and famous quotes from the most prominent authors.
A definition is a phrase that signifies the essence of a thing.
If citizens practiced friendship among themselves, they would not need justice.
Tyrants surround themselves with wicked men because they like to be flattered, and no man of elevated spirit will flatter them.
By building well, one becomes a good architect.
The only stable state is the one in which all citizens are equal before the law.
There is the same difference between a wise man and an ignorant one as between a living man and a corpse.
It is characteristic of the philosopher to be able to speculate about all things.
Understanding is a blank slate on which nothing is written.