And the first step, as you know, is always what matters most, particularly when we are dealing with those who are young and tender. That is the time ….

A house that has a library in it has a soul..

You are mistaken, my friend, if you think that a man who is worth anything ought to spend his time weighing up the prospects of life and death. He ha….

The greatest wealth is to live content with little..

Wealth is well known to be a great comforter..

Virtue is relative to the actions and ages of each of us in all that we do..

Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy..

There is no such thing as a lovers' oath..

At the touch of love, everyone is a poet..

If we are ever to have pure knowledge of anything, we must get rid of the body and contemplate things by themselves with the soul by itself..

We become what we contemplate..

Do not train children to learning by force and harshness, but direct them to it by what amuses their minds..

You must base the Wisdom on Love..

The eyes of the soul of the multitudes are unable to endure the vision of the divine..

No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding..

A dog has the soul of a philosopher..

No man should be angry with what is true..

Only those who do not seek power are qualified to hold it..

If you think your child's academic studies are more important than the arts, think again..

So their combinations with themselves and with each other give rise to endless complexities, which anyone who is to give a likely account of reality ….

He who is of a calm and happy nature, will hardly feel the pressure of age.