“The philosopher whose dealings are with divine order himself acquires the characteristics of order and divinity.”

Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.

Courage is knowing what not to fear.

Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity.

Those who don’t know must learn from those who do.

A life without investigation is not worth living.

A house that has a library in it has a soul.

He feels particularly ashamed if ever he is seen by his lovers to be invovled in something dishonourable.

People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die.

All I really know is the extent of my own ignorance.

If a man can be properly said to love something, it must be clear that he feels affection for it as a whole, and does not love part of it to the exclusion of the rest.

True friendship can exist only between equals.

The object of education is to teach us to love what is beautiful.

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

Education is teaching our children to desire the right things.

I’m trying to think, don’t confuse me with facts.

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

All men are more concerned to recover what they lose than to acquire what they lack.

The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.

Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.

Growing up is losing some illusions, in order to acquire others.

A man who believes in freedom will do anything under the sun to acquire, or preserve his freedom.

Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting in a particular way.

Successful people, in all callings, never stop acquiring specialized knowledge related to their major purpose, business, or profession.