Again, truth should be highly valued; if, as we were saying, a lie is useless to the gods, and useful only as a medicine to men, then the use of such medicines should be restricted to physicians; private individuals have no business with them.

The god of love lives in a state of need. It is a need. It is an urge. It is a homeostatic imbalance. Like hunger and thirst, it's almost impossible to stamp out.

May I deem the wise man rich, and may I have such a portion of gold as none but a prudent man can either bear or employ.

Man is the plumeless genus of bipeds, birds are the plumed.

If one has made a mistake, and fails to correct it, one has made a greater mistake.

And among the other honours and rewards our young men can win for distinguished service in war and in other activities, will be more frequent opportunities to sleep with a woman; this will give us a pretext for ensuring that most of our children are born of that parent.

Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul