That a guardian should require another guardian to take care of him is ridiculous indeed.

Music is that which takes silence and brings it to life.

There is a ... matter - much more valuable and divine than natural philosophy . ... On this matter I must speak to you in enigmas.

In order to seek one's own direction, one must simplify the mechanics of ordinary, everyday life.

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?

If there is a good and wise God, then there also exists a progress of humanity toward perfection.

The qualities which a man seeks in his beloved are those characteristics of his own soul, whether he knows it or not.