Philebus was saying that enjoyment and pleasure and delight, and the class of feelings akin to them, are a good to every living being, whereas I contend, that not these, but wisdom and intelligence and memory, and their kindred, right opinion and true reasoning, are better and more desirable than pleasure

I have not sought during my life to amass wealth and to adorn my body, but I have sought to adorn my soul with the jewels of wisdom, patience, and above all with a love of liberty.

He is the richest who is content with the least.

Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm & constant.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

If one knows what is right, he will do it; nobody wants to be evil

The easiest and noblest way is not to be crushing others, but to be improving yourselves.