What essence is to generation, that truth is to belief.

Physical excellence does not of itself produce a good mind and character: on the other hand, excellence of mind and character will make the best of the physique it is given.

Only a philosopher's mind grows wings, since its memory always keeps it as close as possible to those realities by being close to which the gods are divine.

Seven years of silent inquiry are needful for a man to learn the truth, but fourteen in order to learn how to make it known to his fellow-men.

By education I mean that training in excellence from youth upward which makes a man passionately desire to be a perfect citizen, and teaches him to rule, and to obey, with justice. This is the only education which deserves the name.

If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools.

A delightful form of government, anarchic and motley, assigning a kind of equality indiscriminately to equals and unequals alike!