A written discourse on any subject is bound to contain much that is fanciful.

To prefer evil to good is not in human nature; and when a man is compelled to choose one of two evils, no one will choose the greater when he might have the less.

What I say is that 'just' or 'right' means nothing but what is in the interest of the stronger party.

What a poor appearance the tales of poets make when stripped of the colours which music puts upon them, and recited in simple prose.

The wolf cares not, how many the sheep be.

Music is a more potent instrument than any other for education.

Between knowledge of what really exists and ignorance of what does not exist lies the domain of opinion. It is more obscure than knowledge, but clearer than ignorance.