There are some whom the applause of the multitude has deluded into the belief that they are really statesmen.

All thought begins with the recognition that something is out of place.

Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it resides in the hearts and souls of the citizens.

It is fear and terror that make all men brave, except the philosophers. Yet it is illogical to be brave through fear and cowardice.

Trees and fields tell me nothing: men are my teachers.

But at three, four, five, and even six years the childish nature will require sports; now is the time to get rid of self-will in him, punishing him, but not so as to disgrace him.

Seven years of silent inquiry are needful for a man to learn the truth, but fourteen in order to learn how to make it known to his fellow-men.