“Nature made the fields and man the cities.”

He who flees at the right time can fight again.

It is necessary for men to be deceived in religion.

It is for the good of states that men should be deluded by religion.

The longest part of the journey is said to be the passing of the gate.

What, if as said, man is a bubble.

What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

For my eightieth year warns me to pack up my baggage before I leave life.

Divine Nature gave the fields, human art built the cities.

Divine nature gave us fields, human skill built our cities.

He who overlooks a healthy spot for the site of his house is mad and ought to be handed over to the care of his relations and friends.

Not all who own a harp are harpers.

The number of guests at dinner should not be less than the number of the Graces nor exceed that of the Muses, i.e., it should begin with three and stop at nine.

Los Angeles: Seventy-two suburbs in search of a city.

The city lights will always lead me back to you.

A Mediterranean city is really my culture.

Always good to see the city win.

Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.

I can walk around the city whole night looking up at the moon and the stars, but I’ll need a glass of wine and a lot of you by my side.

It is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is concerned, we men live in a city without walls.

People ought to fight to keep their law as to defend the citys walls.