But also philosophy is not about perceptible substances they, you see, are prone to destruction.

Such an event is probable in Agathon's sense of the word: 'it is probable,' he says, 'that many things should happen contrary to probability.'

If happiness is activity in accordance with excellence, it is reasonable that it should be in accordance with the highest excellence.

People never know each other until they have eaten a certain amount of salt together.

A good man may make the best even of poverty and disease, and the other ills of life; but he can only attain happiness under the opposite conditions

Even if you must have regard to wealth, in order to secure leisure, yet it is surely a bad thing that the greatest offices, such as those of kings and generals, should be bought. The law which allows this abuse makes wealth of more account than virtue, and the whole state becomes avaricious.

That which is in locomotion must arrive at the half-way stage before it arrives at the goal.