In good speaking, should not the mind of the speaker know the truth of the matter about which he is to speak.

The eyes of the soul of the multitudes are unable to endure the vision of the divine.

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

You can remember, a single deluge only, but there were many previous ones.

A good decision is based on knowledge, and not on numbers.

... our purpose in founding our state was not to promote the happiness of a single class, but, so far as possible, of the whole community. Our idea was that we were most likely to justice in such a community, and so be able to decide the question we are trying to answer. We are therefore at the moment trying to construct what we think is a happy community by securing the happiness not of a select minority, but of a whole.

Reality is created by the mind, we can change our reality by changing our mind.