There is no statement so absurd that no philosopher will make it.

That which is not forbidden, is not on that account permitted.

The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.

It was fear that was then making you a good citizen, which is never a lasting teacher of duty.

Persistence in a single view has never been regarded as a merit in political leaders.

It is the soul itself which sees and hears, and not those parts which are, as it were, but windows to the soul.

The spirit is the true self, not that physical figure which can be pointed out by your finger.