Against stupidity the very gods fight in vain.

Anyone taken as an individual, is tolerably sensible and reasonable- as a member of a crowd, he at once becomes a blockhead.

Aesthetic matters are fundamental for the harmonious development of both society and the individual.

In the society, where people are just parts in a larger machine, individuals are unable to develop fully.

Power is the most persuasive rhetoric.

It is criminal to steal a purse, daring to steal a fortune, a mark of greatness to steal a crown. The blame diminishes as the guilt increases.