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.

A man should inure himself to voluntary labor, and not give up to indulgence and pleasure, as they beget no good constitution of body nor knowledge of mind.

The alphabet will create forgetfulness in the learners' souls. They will trust the written characters and not remember themselves.

All I know is that I do not know anything

The soul, like the body, accepts by practice whatever habit one wishes it to contact.

Beauty comes first. Victory is secondary. What matters is joy.

There is a doctrine whispered in secret that a man is a prisoner who has no right to open the door and run away; this is a great mystery which I do not quite understand.