“There is in every one of us, even those who seem to be most moderate, a type of desire that is terrible, wild, and lawless.”

An empty vessel makes the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers.

Only the dead have seen the end of war.

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.