The rulers of the state are the only persons who ought to have the privilege of lying, either at home or abroad; they may be allowed to lie for the good of the state.

The mere athlete becomes too much of a savage.

The qualities which a man seeks in his beloved are those characteristics of his own soul, whether he knows it or not.

Love is a grave mental illness.

I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.

All things will be produced in superior quantity and quality, and with greater ease, when each man works at a single occupation, in accordance with his natural gifts, and at the right moment, without meddling with anything else.

He who does not desire power is fit to hold it.