A good man cannot be harmed either in life or in death, and his affairs are not neglected by the gods.

True opinions are a fine thing and do all sorts of good so long as they stay in their place; but they will not stay long. They run away from a man's mind, so they are not worth much until you tether them by working out the reason. Once they are tied down, they become knowledge, and are stable.

Anything worth knowing is already known and must be remembered and reclaimed by the soul.

He who wishes to serve his country must have not only the power to think, but the will to act

But tell me, this physician of whom you were just speaking, is he a moneymaker, an earner of fees, or a healer of the sick?

Music is that which takes silence and brings it to life.

When a person meets the half that is his very own, whatever his orientation, whether it's to young men or not, then something wonderful happens: the two are struck from their senses by love, by a sense of belonging to one another, and by desire, and they don't want to be separated from one another, not even for a moment.