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

Love is born into every human being; it calls back the halves of our original nature together; it tries to make one out of two and heal the wound of human nature.

Death is not the worst that can happen to men.

Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable.

The first and best victory is to conquer self.

Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery.

Man is a being in search of meaning.

Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each.

Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.

If women are expected to do the same work as men, we must teach them the same things.

Those who are able to see beyond the shadows and lies of their culture will never be understood, let alone believed, by the masses.

Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.

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.

The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.

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.