The point which I should first wish to understand is whether the pious or holy is beloved by the gods because it is holy, or holy because it is beloved of the gods.

Before all it's necessary to look after the Soul, if you want the head and the rest of the body to function correctly.

Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly.

That is very high praise, which is given you by faithful witness.

The form of law which I propose would be as follows: In a state which is desirous of being saved from the greatest of all plagues-not faction, but rather distraction-there should exist among the citizens neither extreme poverty nor, again, excessive wealth, for both are productive of great evil . . . Now the legislator should determine what is to be the limit of poverty or of wealth.

Writing is the geometry of the soul.

Knowledge is true opinion.