No town can live peacefully whatever its laws when its citizens do nothing but feast and drink and tire themselves out in the cares of love

When you admonish a wrongdoer, do so gently, that it may not lead to hostility.

One should turn towards the main ocean of the-beautiful-in-the-world so that one may by, contemplation of this Form, bring forth in all their splendor many fair fruits of discourse and meditation in a plenteous crop of philosophy.

That politician who curries favor with the citizens and indulges them and fawns upon them and has a presentiment of their wishes, and is skillful in gratifying them, he is esteemed a great statesman.

The soul takes nothing with her to the other world but her education and culture; and these, it is said, are of the greatest service or of the greatest injury to the dead man, at the very beginning of his journey hither.

The best stomachs are not those which reject all foods.

Take charge of your thoughts. You can do what you will with them