But for the sake of some little mouthful of flesh we deprive a soul of the sun and light, and of that proportion of life and time it had been born into the world to enjoy.

I had rather men should ask why my statue is not set up, than why it is.

When another is asked a question, take special care not to interrupt to answer it yourself.

Abstruse questions must have abstruse answers.

Being conscious of having done a wicked action leaves stings of remorse behind it, which, like an ulcer in the flesh, makes the mind smart with perpetual wounds; for reason, which chases away all other pains, creates repentance, shames the soul with confusion, and punishes it with torment.

Music, to create harmony, must investigate discord.

Water and our necessary food are the only things that wise men must fight for.