It is not noble to return evil for evil, at no time ought we to do an injury to our neighbors.

The god of love lives in a state of need. It is a need. It is an urge. It is a homeostatic imbalance. Like hunger and thirst, it's almost impossible to stamp out.

It is correct to make a priority of young people, taking care that they turn out as well as possible.

In one sense it is evident that the art of kingship does include the art of lawmaking. But the political ideal is not full authority for laws but rather full authority for a man who understands the art of kingship and has kingly ability.

God is not the author of all things, but of good only.

The beginning is the most important part of any work, especially in the case of a young and tender thing; for that is the time at which the character is being formed and the desired impression is more readily taken.

There is no such thing as a lovers' oath.