When desire, having rejected reason and overpowered judgment which leads to right, is set in the direction of the pleasure which beauty can inspire . . .
I believe that we cannot live better than in seeking to become better, nor more agreeably than having a clear conscience.
She soars on her own wings.
My belief is that to have no wants is divine.
Those who want the fewest things are nearest to the gods.
Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued." "It is not living that matters, but living rightly. The unexamined life is not worth living.