They (the poets) are to us in a manner the fathers and authors of the wisdom.

You ought not attempt to cure the eyes without the head, or the head without the body, so neither ought you attempt to cure the body without the soul.

For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories.

They (the poets) are to us in a manner the fathers and authors of the wisdom.

For neither does wealth bring honour to the owner, if he be a coward; of such a one the wealth belongs to another, and not to himself. Nor does beauty and strength of body, when dwelling in a base and cowardly man, appear comely, but the reverse of comely, making the possessor more conspicuous, and manifesting forth his cowardice.

If the head and the body are to be well, you must begin by curing the soul.

When the music changes, the walls of the city shake.