For the rhapsode ought to interpret the mind of the poet to his hearers, but how can he interpret him well unless he knows what he means?

The qualities of number appear to lead to the apprehension of truth.

The Dance, of all the arts, is the one that most influences the soul. Dancing is divine in its nature and is the gift of God.

The more the pleasures of the body fade away, the greater to me is the pleasure and charm of conversation.

To be at once exceedingly wealthy and good is impossible.

For as there are misanthropists, or haters of men, there are also misologists, or haters of ideas, and both spring from the same cause, which is ignorance of the world.

Man was not made for himself alone