No trace of slavery ought to mix with the studies of the freeborn man. No study, pursued under compulsion, remains rooted in the memory.
And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the food of the soul.
Everywhere there is one principle of justice, which is the interest of the stronger.
That man is wisest who, like Socrates, realizes that his wisdom is worthless
Every man is a poet when he is in love.
To be curious about that which is not one's concern while still in ignorance of oneself is ridiculous.