Neither do the ignorant love wisdom or desire to become wise; for this is the grievous thing about ignorance, that those who are neither good nor beautiful think they are good enough, and do not desire that which they do not think they are lacking.

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.

Reality is created by the mind, we can change our reality by changing our mind.

Those who tell the stories rule society.

. . . Then anyone who leaves behind him a written manual, and likewise anyone who receives it, in the belief that such writing will be clear and certain, must be exceedingly simple-minded. . . .

Injustice is censured because the censures are afraid of suffering, and not from any fear which they have of doing injustice.

Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the gods; desired by those who have no part in him, and precious to those who have the better part in him.