"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..."

"Human nature will not easily find a better helper than Eros"

"The easiest and noblest way is not to be crushing others, but to be improving yourselves."

"From the deepest desires often comes the deadliest hate."

"Be of good cheer about death, and know this of a truth, that no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death."

"And a thing is not seen because it is visible, but; conversely, visible because it is seen; nor is a thing led because; it is in the state of being led, or carried because it is in the; state of being carried, but the converse of this. And now I think, Euthyphro, that my meaning will be intelligible; and my; meaning is, that any state of action or passion implies previous; action or passion. It does not become because it is becoming, but it is in a state of becoming because it becomes; neither; does it suffer because it is in a state of suffering, but it is in a; state of suffering because it suffers. Do you not agree?"

"How can you wonder your travels do you no good, when you carry yourself around with you?"

"I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think"

"Such as thy words are such will thine affections be esteemed and such as thine affections will be thy deeds and such as thy deeds will be thy life ..."

"The hottest love has the coldest end."

"He is not only idle who does nothing, but he is idle who might be better employed."

"I am not an Athenian nor a Greek, but a citizen of the world."