“I do believe that there are gods, and in a far higher sense than that in which any of my accusers believe in them.”

There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse.

Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart’s desire; the other is to get it.

To express oneself badly is not only faulty as far as the language goes, but does some harm to the soul.

Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.

The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.

By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you’ll become happy; if you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.

A man who really fights for justice must lead a private, not a public, life if he is to survive for even a short time.

I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean.

It is better to change an opinion than to persist in a wrong one.

When you want wisdom and insight as badly as you want to breathe, it is then you shall have it.

Mankind is made of two kinds of people: wise people who know they’re fools, and fools who think they are wise.

Wealth does not bring about excellence, but excellence makes wealth and everything else good for men, both individually and collectively.

God would seem to indicate to us and not allow us to doubt that these beautiful poems are not human, or the work of man, but divine and the work of God; and that the poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

To fear death, gentlemen, is no other than to think oneself wise when one is not, to think one knows what one does not know.

Are you not ashamed of caring so much for the making of money and for fame and prestige, when you neither think nor care about wisdom and truth and the improvement of your soul?

I can’t believe it, I’m falling apart. I recognize the way my feelings eat me from inside out.

You are greater than any lie fear will tell you. Believe it, seek it.

I don’t believe in love at first sight; only now I realize that you did.

When you believe in a higher power the impossible is attainable.

You feel messy and flawed yet I believe you’re beautiful as you are.

Don’t forget to believe in yourself.

Life is a lonely journey. We expect and even believe that someone will always be there for us, but that illusion fades away with age and time.

Sometimes I can’t believe I decided to heal even when I didn’t deserve it. Even when I did.