Love is simply the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.

The soul of him who has education is whole and perfect and escapes the worst disease, but, if a man's education be neglected, he walks lamely through life and returns good for nothing to the world below.

Love is of something, and that which love desires is not that which love is or has; for no man desires that which he is or has. And love is of the beautiful, and therefore has not the beautiful. And the beautiful is the good, and therefore, in wanting and desiring the beautiful, love also wants and desires the good.

God is not the author of all things, but of good only.

The greater part of instruction is being reminded of things you already know.

Aspiring minds must sometimes sustain loss.

Atheism is a disease of the soul before it becomes an error of understanding.