"The soul takes flight to the world that is invisible but eternal and there she is at rest, and has escaped from the wanderings and follies of men, and is ever with the gods, as becomes her who is divi…"

"Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance."

"The best of all governments is that in which the rulers are the best and wisest, and rule according to the laws, and not according to their own arbitrary will."

"There are three classes of men: lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain."

"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."