He who has followed the path of love's initiation in the proper order will on arriving at the end suddenly perceive a marvelous beauty, the source of all our efforts

There still remain three studies suitable for free man. Arithmetic is one of them.

The fear of death is indeed the pretence of wisdom, and not real wisdom, being the appearance of knowing the unknown.

Love is an intermediate state between possession and deprivation.

And may we not say, Adeimantus, that the most gifted minds, when they are ill- educated, become the worst?

No town can live peacefully whatever its laws when its citizens do nothing but feast and drink and tire themselves out in the cares of love

All the gold which is under or upon the earth is not enough to give in exchange for virtue.