No one knows whether death may not be the greatest of all blessings for a man, yet men fear it as if they knew it was the greatest of evils.

For neither birth, nor wealth, nor honors, can awaken in the minds of men the principles which should guide those who from their youth aspire to an honorable and excellent life, as Love awakens them

You may be sure, dear Crito, that inaccurate language is not only in itself a mistake: it implants evil in men's souls.

I would fain grow old learning many things.

The gods created certain kinds of beings to replenish our bodies... they are the trees and the plants and the seeds.

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.

The music masters familiarize children's minds with rhythms and melodies, thus making them more civilized, more balanced, better adjusted in themselves, and more capable in whatever they say or do, for rhythm and harmony are essential to the whole of life.