A man who really fights for justice must lead a private, not a public, life if he is to survive for even a short time.
Love is the pursuit of the whole.
All the gold which is under or upon the earth is not enough to give in exchange for virtue.
For the rhapsode ought to interpret the mind of the poet to his hearers, but how can he interpret him well unless he knows what he means?
You cannot conceive the many without the one.
Any city, however small, is in fact divided into two, one the city of the poor, the other of the rich; these are at war with one another.