Is it not the excess and greed of this and the neglect of all other things that revolutionizes this constitution too and prepares the way for the necessity of a dictatorship?
Democracy passes into despotism.
Life should be lived as play.
The God of Love lives in a state of need.
Take charge of your thoughts. You can do what you will with them
According to Diotima, Love is not a god at all, but is rather a spirit that mediates between people and the objects of their desire. Love is neither wise nor beautiful, but is rather the desire for wisdom and beauty.