Access to power must be confined to those who are not in love with it.

Of all the things which a man has, next to the gods his soul is the most divine and most truly his own.

What essence is to generation, that truth is to belief.

Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable.

The elements of instruction should be presented to the mind in childhood, but not with any compulsion.

Welcome out of the cave, my friend. It's a bit colder out here, but the stars are just beautiful.

Take a look around, then, and see that none of the uninitiated are listening. Now by the uninitiated I mean the people who believe in nothing but what they can grasp in their hands, and who will not allow that action or generation or anything invisible can have real existence.