To them, I said, the truth would be literally nothing but the shadows of the images.
Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.
This is...self-knowled ge-for a man to know what he knows, and what he does not know.
The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.
Virtue is the beauty of the soul.
There is no greater magnificence than to defeat oneself. That is the magnificence.