Let no-one ignorant of geometry enter. Said to have been inscribed above the door of Plato's Academy.

Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy.

Is what is moral commanded by God because it is moral, or is it moral because it is commanded by God?

He who is gracious to his lover under the impression that he is rich, and is disappointed of his gains because he turns out to be poor, is disgraced all the same: for he has done his best to show that he would give himself up to any one's "uses base" for the sake of money; but this is not honourable.

The learning and knowledge that we have,is,at the most,but little compared with that of which we are ignorant.

The best stomachs are not those which reject all foods.

You can't do good if you don't feel good.