Desires are only the lack of something: and those who have the greatest desires are in a worse condition than those who have none, or very slight ones.

'But the man who is ready to taste every form of knowledge, is glad to learn and never satisfied - he's the man who deserves to be called a philosopher, isn't he?'

It seems to me that whatever else is beautiful apart from asbsolute beauty is beautiful because it partakes of that absolute beauty, and for no other reason. Do you accept this kind of causality?

Wine fills the heart with courage.

Arithmetic has a very great and elevating effect, compelling the soul to reason about abstract number, and rebelling against the introduction of visible or tngible objects into the argument.

If the head and the body are to be well, you must begin by curing the soul.

The greater part of instruction is being reminded of things you already know.