The souls of people, on their way to Earth-life, pass through a room full of lights; each takes a taper - often only a spark - to guide it in the dim country of this world. But some souls, by rare fortune, are detained longer - have time to grasp a handful of tapers, which they weave into a torch. These are the torch-bearers of humanity - its poets, seers and saints, who lead and lift the race out of darkness, toward the light. They are the law-givers and saviors, the light-bringers, way-showers and truth-tellers, and without them, humanity would lose its way in the dark.

He whom loves touches not walks in darkness.

Observe that open loves are held to be more honourable than secret ones, and that the love of the noblest and highest, even if their persons are less beautiful than others, is especially honourable.

We obtain better knowledge of a person during one hour's play and games than by conversing with him for a whole year

When you feel grateful, you become great, and eventually attract great things.

[The Cretans have] more wit than words.

They ought to be gentle to their friends and dangerous to their enemies.