Who are the true philosophers? Those whose passion is to love the truth.

The philosopher whose dealings are with divine order himself acquires the characteristics of order and divinity.

Haughtiness lives under the same roof with solitude.

Whereas the truth is that the State in which the rulers are most reluctant to govern is always the best and most quietly governed, and the State in which they are most eager, the worst.

Music has the capacity to touch the innermost reaches of the soul and music gives flight to the imagination.

Harmony sinks deep into the recesses of the soul and takes its strongest hold there, bringing grace also to the body & mind as well. Music is a moral law. It gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness, and life to everything. It is the essence of order.

The god, O men, seems to me to be really wise; and by his oracle to mean this, that the wisdom of this world is foolishness and of none effect.