I was really too honest a man to be a politician and live.

All of the wisdom of this world is but a tiny raft upon which we must set sail when we leave this earth. If only there was a firmer foundation upon which to sail, perhaps some divine word.

Virtue is the beauty of the soul.

Envy is the ulcer of the soul.

It is the greatest good for an individual to discuss virtue (aka areté) every day...for the unexamined life is not worth living.

If you will be guided by me, you will make little account of Socrates, and much more of truth.

The partisan when he is engaged in a dispute, cares nothing about the rights of the question, but is anxious only to convince his hearers of his own assertions.