The real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light..

And may we not say, Adeimantus, that the most gifted minds, when they are ill- educated, become the worst?.

I would fain grow old learning many things..

Music gives wings to the mind and flight to the imagination..

There is a ... matter - much more valuable and divine than natural philosophy . ... On this matter I must speak to you in enigmas..

We are bound to our bodies like an oyster to its shell..

Before all it's necessary to look after the Soul, if you want the head and the rest of the body to function correctly..

Physical excellence does not of itself produce a good mind and character: on the other hand, excellence of mind and character will make the best of t….

To prefer evil to good is not in human nature; and when a man is compelled to choose one of two evils, no one will choose the greater when he might h….

Aspiring minds must sometimes sustain loss..

Upon consideration of the central question of the moon's toughness there can be little doubt. It is hella tough..

The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life..

...for the object of education is to teach us to love beauty..

Poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand..

The man who hath music in his soul will be most in love with the loveliest..

Socrates said that, from above, the Earth looks like one of those twelve-patched leathern balls..

Madness, provided it comes as the gift of heaven, is the channel by which we receive the greatest blessings... the men of old who gave things their n….

You can remember, a single deluge only, but there were many previous ones..

The wise man will want to be ever with him who is better than himself..

Let him take heart who does advance, even in the smallest degree..

No soul willfully does wrong..