You may be sure, dear Crito, that inaccurate language is not only in itself a mistake: it implants evil in men's souls.

To conquer oneself is the best and noblest victory; to be vanquished by one's own nature is the worst and most ignoble defeat.

Athenian men, I respect and love you, but I shall obey the god rather than you.

Is what is moral commanded by God because it is moral, or is it moral because it is commanded by God?

The god of love lives in a state of need. It is a need. It is an urge. It is a homeostatic imbalance. Like hunger and thirst, it's almost impossible to stamp out.

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

Aspiring minds must sometimes sustain loss.