Love is of something, and that which love desires is not that which love is or has; for no man desires that which he is or has. And love is of the beautiful, and therefore has not the beautiful. And the beautiful is the good, and therefore, in wanting and desiring the beautiful, love also wants and desires the good.

A good education consists in knowing how to sing and dance well.

True opinions are a fine thing and do all sorts of good so long as they stay in their place; but they will not stay long. They run away from a man's mind, so they are not worth much until you tether them by working out the reason. Once they are tied down, they become knowledge, and are stable.

Education and admonition commence in the first years of childhood, and last to the very end of life.

Hereditary honors are a noble and a splendid treasure to descendants.

Madness comes from God, whereas sober sense is merely human.

I do believe that there are gods, and in a far higher sense than that in which any of my accusers believe in them.