Occupation: Philosopher Birth: 571 Bc Death: 495 Bc
Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body..
Friendship is one soul in two bodies..
Remind yourself that all men assert that wisdom is the greatest good, but that there are few who strenuously seek out that greatest good..
Lust weakens both body and mind..
Each celestial body, in fact each and every atom, produces a particular sound on account of its movement, its rhythm or vibration. All these sounds a….
Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life..
Let exercise alternate with rest..
Government exists only for the good of the governed..
Bless us, divine number, who generated gods and men. Number contains the root and source of eternally flowing creation..
If you have a wounded heart, touch it as little as you would an injured eye. There are only two remedies for the suffering of the soul: hope and pati….
Many words befall men, mean and noble alike; do not be astonished by them, nor allow yourself to be constrained..
Neither will the horse be adjudged to be generous, that is sumptuously adorned, but the horse whose nature is illustrious; nor is the man worthy who ….
Let not sleep fall upon thy eyes till thou has thrice reviewed the transactions of the past day. Where have I turned aside from rectitude? What have ….