Neither the ignorant nor the untrustworthy man is happy; for they have no friends in life, and die unlamented and untended.

Good is he who does no injustice--better who prevents others from doing any--best of all who joins the rulers in punishing injustice.
And this is true of goods and virtues in general; he who has and communicates them to others is the man of men; he who would, if he could, is second-best; he who has them and is jealous of imparting them to others is to be blamed, but the good or virtue which he has is to be valued still.

Let every man contend in the race without envy; for the unenvious man increases the strength of the city; himself foremost in the race, he harms no one with calumny.

Whereas the envious man is weak himself, and drives his rivals to despair with his slanders, thus depriving the whole city of incentives to the exercise of virtue, and tarnishing her glory.

Every man should be gentle, but also passionate; for he must have the spirit to fight against incurable and malignant evil.