Until philosophers hold power, neither states nor individuals will have rest from trouble.

Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the gods; desired by those who have no part in him, and precious to those who have the better part in him.

In politics we presume that everyone who knows how to get votes knows how to administer a city or a state. When we are ill... we do not ask for the handsomest physician, or the most eloquent one.

There will be no end to the troubles of states,Or of humanity itself,Till philosophers become kings in this world,Or till those we now call kings and rulers really And truly become philosophers

The most virtuous are those who content themselves with being virtuous without seeking to appear so.

To escape from evil we must be made as far as possible like God; and the resemblance consists in becoming just and holy and wise.

Love is the pursuit of the whole.