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

"The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily."

"I'm trying to think, don't confuse me with facts."

"The society we have described can never grow into a reality or see the light of day, and there will be no end to the troubles of states, or indeed, my dear Glaucon, of humanity itself, till philosophe…"

"The true lover of learning, then, must from his earliest youth, as far as possible, be devoted to truth."