Man is a being in search of meaning.

Musical innovation is full of danger to the State, for when modes of music change, the laws of the State always change with them.

No one ever teaches well who wants to teach, or governs well who wants to govern.

...there are some who are naturally fitted for philosophy and political leadership, while the rest should follow their lead and let philosophy alone.

The soul takes nothing with her to the other world but her education and culture; and these, it is said, are of the greatest service or of the greatest injury to the dead man, at the very beginning of his journey hither.

And among the other honours and rewards our young men can win for distinguished service in war and in other activities, will be more frequent opportunities to sleep with a woman; this will give us a pretext for ensuring that most of our children are born of that parent.

The God of Love lives in a state of need.