When desire, having rejected reason and overpowered judgment which leads to right, is set in the direction of the pleasure which beauty can inspire, and when again under the influence of its kindred desires it is moved with violent motion towards the beauty of corporeal forms, it acquires a surname from this very violent motion, and is called love.

He is a man of courage who does not run away, but remains at his post and fights against the enemy.

God does not deal directly with man: it is by means of spirits that all the intercourse and communication of gods with men, both in waking life and in sleep, is carried on.

The individual leads in order that those who are led can develop their potential as human beings and thereby prosper.

See one promontory, one mountain, one sea, one river and see all.

I am a Citizen of the World, and my Nationality is Goodwill.

In my investigation in the service of the god I found that those who had the highest reputation were nearly the most deficient, while those who were thought to be inferior were more knowledgeable.