Either we shall find what it is we are seeking or at least we shall free ourselves from the persuasion that we know what we do not know.

If anyone comes to the gates of poetry and expects to become an adequate poet by acquiring expert knowledge of the subject without the Muses' madness, he will fail, and his self-controlled verses will be eclipsed by the poetry of men who have been driven out of their minds.

Knowledge is true opinion.

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.

And all knowledge, when separated from justice and virtue, is seen to be cunning and not wisdom; wherefore make this your first and last and constant and all-absorbing aim, to exceed, if possible, not only us but all your ancestors in virtue; and know that to excel you in virtue only brings us shame, but that to be excelled by you is a source of happiness to us.

Integrity is your destiny-it is the light that guides your way.

The god is the beautiful.