The soul consists of two parts, one irrational and the other capable of reason. (Whether these two parts are really distinct in the sense that the parts of the body or of any other divisible whole are distinct, or whether though distinguishable in thought as two they are inseparable in reality, like the convex and concave of a curve, is a question of no importance for the matter in hand.)

A tragedy is that moment where the hero comes face to face with his true identity.

Tragedy is an imitation not of men but of a life, an action

The soul becomes prudent by sitting and being quiet.

Love well, be loved and do something of value.

What we know is not capable of being otherwise; of things capable of being otherwise we do not know, when they have passed outsideour observation, whether they exist or not. Therefore the object of knowledge is of necessity. Therefore it is eternal; for things that are of necessity in the unqualified sense are all eternal; and things that are eternal are ungenerated and imperishable.

All that one gains by falsehood is, not to be believed when he speaks the truth.