Philosophy is the highest music.

Thus does the Muse herself move men divinely inspired, and through them thus inspired a Chain hangs together of others inspired divinely likewise.

Let every man remind their descendants that they also are soldiers who must not desert the ranks of their ancestors, or from cowardice fall behind.

You cannot go into the same water twice.

Love' is the name for our pursuit of wholeness, for our desire to be complete.

Is there anything worse for a state than to be split and disunited? or anything better than cohesion and unity?

If a man says that it is right to give every one his due, and therefore thinks within his own mind that injury is due from a just man to his enemies but kindness to his friends, he was not wise who said so, for he spoke not the truth, for in no case has it appeared to be just to injure any one.