For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories... The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile.

Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the Gods.

A grateful mind is a great mind which eventually attracts to itself great things.

The democratic youth lives along day by day, gratifying the desire that occurs to him, at one time drinking and listening to the flute, at another downing water and reducing, now practicing gymnastic, and again idling and neglecting everything; and sometimes spending his time as though he were occupied in philosophy.

And what do you say of lovers of wine... they are glad of any pretext of drinking any wine

The most important part of education is right training in the nursery. The soul of the child in his play should be trained to that sort of excellence in which, when he grows to manhood, he will have to be perfected.

Each man is capable of doing one thing well. If he attempts several, he will fail to achieve distinction in any.