The physician himself, if sick, actually calls in another physician, knowing that he cannot reason correctly if required to judge his own condition while suffering.
The Life of the intellect is the best and pleasantest for man, because the intellect more than anything else is the man. Thus it will be the happiest life as well.
A wise person doesn't put themselves in unnecessary danger, as there are few things they care deeply enough about; but in big crises, they are willing to give their life, knowing that sometimes life isn't worth living under certain conditions.
Anyone can get angry easily, but it's hard to get angry at the right person, in the right amount, at the right time, for the right reason, and in the right way.
The society that loses its grip on the past is in danger, for it produces men who know nothing but the present, and who are not aware that life had been, and could be, different from what it is.
