One should turn towards the main ocean of the-beautiful-in-the-world so that one may by, contemplation of this Form, bring forth in all their splendor many fair fruits of discourse and meditation in a plenteous crop of philosophy.

Desires are only the lack of something: and those who have the greatest desires are in a worse condition than those who have none, or very slight ones.

Not to help justice in her need would be an impiety.

... for this discovery of yours will create forgetfulness in the learners' souls, because they will not use their memories; they will trust to the external written characters and not remember of themselves.

The greater part of instruction is being reminded of things you already know.

As the proverb says, "a good beginning is half the business" and "to have begun well" is praised by all.

The excessive increase of anything causes a reaction in the opposite direction.