To be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile.
Let praise be given equally to women as well as men who have been distinguished in virtue.
There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.
Mankind will never see an end of trouble until lovers of wisdom come to hold political power, or the holders of power become lovers of wisdom
As there are misanthropists or haters of men, so also are there misologists, or haters of ideas.
Love is a severe mental disorder.