“No man should bring children into the world who is unwilling to persevere to the end in their nature and education.”

He whom loves touches not walks in darkness.

But Above all things truth beareth away the victory.

We are like people looking for something they have in their hands all the time; we’re looking in all directions except at the thing we want, which is probably why we haven’t found it.

The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom.

No wealth can ever make a bad man at peace with himself.

A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men.

Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.

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

When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them.

There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.

Love is the name for our pursuit of wholeness, for our desire to be complete.

The beginning is the most important part of the work.

Writing is the geometry of the soul.

Musical innovation is full of danger to the State, for when modes of music change, the fundamental laws of the State always change with them.

Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.

Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.