Not by wisdom do they [poets] make what they compose, but by a gift of nature and an inspiration similar to that of the diviners and the oracles.

The reason why we have to acquire wealth is the body, because we are slaves in its service.

As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent

Be true to thine own self.

Antiphon, as another man gets pleasure from a good horse, or a dog, or a bird, I get even more pleasure from good friends. And if I have something good, I teach it to them, and I introduce them to others who will be useful to them with respect to virtue. And together with my friends I go through the treasures of wise men of old which they left behind written in books, and we peruse them. If we see something good, we pick it out and hold it to be a great profit, if we are able to prove useful to one another.

A multitude of books distracts the mind.

The hour of departure has arrived and we go our ways; I to die, and you to live. Which is better? Only God knows.