But tell me: how did gold get to be the highest value? Because it is uncommon and useless and gleaming and gentle in its brilliance; it always gives itself. Only as an image of the highest virtue did gold get to be the highest value. The giver's glance gleams like gold. A golden brilliance concludes peace between the moon and the sun. Uncommon is the highest virtue and useless, it is gleaming and gentle in its brilliance: a gift-giving virtue is the highest virtue.

Digressions, objections, delight in mockery, carefree mistrust are signs of health.

Under peaceful conditions a warlike man sets upon himself.

But anyone who has really made sacrifices knows that he wanted and got something in return perhaps something for something of himself - that he gave up in order to have more here or at least to feel that he has "more".

He who possesseth little is so much the less possessed. Blessed be moderate poverty!

He turns all of his injuries into strengths, that which does not kill him makes him stronger, he is superman.

That which needs to be proved cannot be worth much.