Those who tell the stories rule society.

And the true order of going, or being led by another, to the things of love, is to begin from the beauties of earth.

... Societies aren t made of sticks and stones, but of men whose individual characters, by turning the scale one way or another, determine the direction of the whole.

Much sleep is not required by nature, either for our souls or bodies, or for the action in which they are concerned.

Where love reigns, there's no need for laws.

Let no one ignorant of Mathematics enter here.

There is a ... matter - much more valuable and divine than natural philosophy . ... On this matter I must speak to you in enigmas.