The doctors will treat those of your citizens whose physical and psychological constitution is good: as for the others, they will leave the unhealthy to die and those whose psychological constitution is incurably warped they will be put to death.

There are three arts which are concerned with all things: one which uses, another which makes, and a third which imitates them.

A work well begun is half-ended.

Again, truth should be highly valued; if, as we were saying, a lie is useless to the gods, and useful only as a medicine to men, then the use of such medicines should be restricted to physicians; private individuals have no business with them.

Many are the thyrsus-bearers, but few are the mystics.

Music gives wings to the mind and flight to the imagination.

Prefer diligence before idleness, unless you esteem rust above brightness.